Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
to subsist; to keep on living
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all