to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
brightness; splendour; splendor
beyond comparison; incomparable
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to shade; to graduate; to tint; to put on stage makeup; to make up (one's face)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
loveable; very likeable; like very much
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
accurate; correct; precise; exact