love story; romance; love affair
special pardon; (general) amnesty
good-quality; superior in quality
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
returning tit for tat; retaliating
other matters; other people's affairs
blind pass; passing (a ball) without looking
to eat with a munching or crunching sound
fairyland; never-never land
baby monkey; small monkey
to not be harsh on someone (while awaiting a result); to give someone a chance
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
deserted house; ruined house; abolishing one's own family line in order to join another (under pre-1947 Japanese law); extinct family
all over; given in; given up hope; bring to knees
the place where one is sent on an errand
striking with the back of the sword
(food that meets one's) taste; treatment
someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
getting stains out; getting rid of stains
outside congress; non-parliamentary; non-hospital (e.g. dispensary, pharmacy, treatment); outside a hospital
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up