no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
responsibility; duty; obligation
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
not caring; not giving a damn
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
explanation; interpretation
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
route; way; course; directions
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
sickroom; hospital room; ward
when it becomes; when it comes to
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
decoration; ornament; trimmings
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
very young; little; childish; immature
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to compete with; to vie for
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple