what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
incident; affair; happening; event
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
company director; board member
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
district; section; sector
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
(social) position; status
reigning; controlling; dictating
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
love affair; love relationship
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
sweet voice; seductive voice
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax