to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
abuse; misuse; perversion
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to make a fool of someone
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
first star of the Big Dipper; (arch.) top applicant in the civil service examination (Imperial China)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
the real criminal; true culprit
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
though; notwithstanding; although
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to be surprised; to be astonished
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding