to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
young girl; lass; adolescent female
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
honorific title; honorific term of address
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
treatment; service; handling; management
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
several hours; a few hours
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
indictment; prosecution; complaint
immediately; right away; on the spot
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned