while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to order; to command; to appoint
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to install (a person) in (someone's) place
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
Acala (Wisdom King); Acalanatha; Fudō Myōō (Myō-ō); fierce Buddhist deity
like this; such; thus; in this way
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
there being no use in arguing (about it)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
inheritance; something given or received