fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
the other day; lately; recently
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
teacher; wise man; Confucius; the person concerned; you
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
himself; yourself; herself
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
especially; above all; particularly; among other things
mania; enthusiasm; maniac; enthusiast; nut
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
bank; banking institution
to love and be loved back; to love and be loved in return; to give and receive love
moderate; proper; just right
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)