preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
casting pearls before swine
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
coming out (as gay, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to grow up; to become an adult
serious; not joking; straight
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
at that time; in those days
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
what more can one say?; utterly at a loss for words (because of disbelief or disgust)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
finding employment; getting a job
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
pupil; student; schoolchild
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
tension; mental strain; nervousness
at first; in the beginning; originally
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious