wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
recompense; indemnity; atonement
being in love with each other
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
silence; stillness; quietness
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
regret; repentance; remorse
choices; alternatives; options
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
continuous stay away from home; staying on without returning; continuous stay at a pleasure quarter; staying for days on end at a brothel
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to repeat; to do over again
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
fresh off the farm; inexperienced