firm; unshakeable; resolute
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
important point; point to make note of
to behave well (of a child)
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
crying face; face of a person who is crying
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
like this; this sort; this way
to listen again; to ask again
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
one's house; one's home; one's family
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct