young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
man; male; masculine gender
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
at someone's (something's) mercy
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel