to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
that is to say; so that means
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to state; to express; to mention
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
beyond one's means or position
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
in its entirety; whole; wholly
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
periodic; regular; routine
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration