secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to shake one's head (in denial)
audience (with a person of high standing)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to square one's shoulders
door; gate; opening; title page
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
had better ...; had better not ...
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
unicorn; narwhal; qilin (Chinese unicorn)
to force open; to push open
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.