limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
trust; confidence; credence
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
Minister of Works (Zhou dynasty China)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
bated breath; being cowed into silence
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
(present) head of a family
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
since then; from that time; ever since
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
yearning; longing for; deep affection
ritual; religious service; festival
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
true intention; underlying motive
imagination; supposition; guess
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)