object of romantic interest; potential love interest
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
one's every action; every single move
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to detain; to take into custody
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
about; on; regarding; per; for every
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
smooth (i.e. without problems)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
different opinion; objection
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
messenger; envoy; emissary
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
penalty; sentence; punishment
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to become clear; to be made public
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
our country; our land; one's own country
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)