for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
nice; likeable; desirable
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
self-consciousness; self-awareness
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to understand; to make out
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to flutter in the wind; to wave in the wind
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
about; concerning; related to; -ish
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
influence (on someone); inspiration
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
as a child; when one was a child
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)