confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
manly; masculine; like a man
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to badger; to pester; to beg
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
ability to get things done
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
again; once more; a second time
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation