sincerity; true heart; devotion
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to explain in an easy-to-understand manner
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
to hold tightly; to hold firmly
assistance; backing; reinforcements
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly
recognition; acquaintance
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
long-cherished desire; one's heart's desire
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
raising or keeping an animal by oneself
to search for; to seek for; to look for
covering (from enemy attack); protection
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy