love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
incompetent; have no merit
ruler; monarch; sovereign
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
sympathy; compassion; pity
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
one who knows little often repeats it
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to be helpful; to be useful
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
not worth considering; out of the question
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
that; the matter in question
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
how long; how far; how much
seventh day of the month; seven days
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to step forward; to volunteer
covert action; covert operations
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to surround; to crowd around