to fight to the bitter end
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
companion; partner; spouse
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
how long; how far; how much
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to apologize; to apologise
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to be hot on a person's heels
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
going into battle; departure for the front
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
(not so) much; (not) very
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
metalwork; metalsmith; goldsmith
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for