chocolate given to a friend (on Valentine's day)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
enterprise; business; company; corporation
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to look forward to something
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
horn-shaped pastry with chocolate filling
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
piece; fragment; one (object)
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
with a crack; with a tearing sound; with a ripping sound; stylish; smart; dapper
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
notice; attention; observation
secret; private; surreptitious
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved