approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
power; authority; jurisdiction
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
that's the way it is; such is life
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
two equal rivals; (lit.) two tigers
two equal rivals; (lit.) two tigers
together; mutually; fellow
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
attraction; lure; invitation
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
otherwise; or else; if not
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
reading of a kanji by meaning
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
succeeding; following; trailing; next
though; notwithstanding; although
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at