sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
property; fortune; assets
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
(written) explanation; explanatory label (e.g. in a museum); information sign (e.g. at a tourist spot); instructions (e.g. for a product)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
elopement; running away with a lover
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
living together; coexistence
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
question; inquiry; enquiry
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
at least; at most; (even) just
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)