elder sister; effeminate man
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to hand over; to surrender
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
tradition; legend; folklore
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
influential person; man of importance
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to compete with; to vie for
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend