gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
invitation; introduction; temptation
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to escape from; to get out
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
courting; wooing; making advances
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for