to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
essence; true nature; substance; reality
technique; art; skill; move
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
directly opposite; right in front
sublime; noble; high-minded
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
strong person; the strong; the powerful
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to lay aside; to set aside
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
(not) even once; (not) ever
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
almost every day; almost daily
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
wetting; love affair; lover
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
lower region; lower part; region below
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on