to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
form; shape; figure; visage
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
infant; baby; little child
to be found; to be discovered
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
region; limits; stage; level
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
other side; opposite side; other party
to lose sight of; to miss
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
choices; alternatives; options
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
pessimism; disappointment
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)