evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
present; gift; to give a present or gift
memories; recollections; reminiscence
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
the following week; the next week
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling