bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
use; utilization; utilisation; application
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
will not do; do not; does not
way (of doing); manner; method; means
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness