marriage proposal; marriage talks
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
imagination; supposition; guess
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
real intention; true motive; true meaning
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
many; numerous; various; large number of
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
true character; true heart; true spirit
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
commandant; commanding officer; general
to fall in love (with); to love
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
deep design and forethought; a farsighted and deeply-laid plan
to add to one's experience; to become skillful
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
right of succession; right to the throne
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to succeed; to bear fruit
no matter how much time passes
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)