chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
one day; (on) a certain day
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to carry something into a place
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
hieroglyphics; type of character representing pictures
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
bed and food; eating and sleeping
on the occasion of; at the time of
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration