winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
everybody; every last one of them; all
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
head of a sleeping person
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
thorough; exhaustive; complete
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
2nd day of the month; two days
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
all over; all over the place; everywhere
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
patting; stroking; caressing
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland