persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
site; point on a map; spot
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
(doing something) in tears
cross; crossed; cruciform
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to resound; to make a stir
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to smash; to break into pieces
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to put one's strength into
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest