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 slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
bated breath; being cowed into silence
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
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
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(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
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
will; testament; last request
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
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
congratulation; celebration
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