to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
inspection; examination; survey
item; something that one "just has to have"
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
devotion; attachment; infatuation
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
and so; therefore; for that reason
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to tear up and throw away
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind