there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
big corporation; major firm; leading company
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school
taking the entrance examination for a school without regard for one's chances of passing
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
secret; private; surreptitious
to be enchanted; to be charmed
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
particularly; only; in the case of
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
fortune-telling; divination
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
loveable; very likeable; like very much
Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
outside help; help from without; salvation by faith
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
this and that; one thing or another
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
a married woman's paramour; lover
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with