fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
double-edged; double-edged blade
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
talk; story; conversation
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
nervousness; oversensitivity
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
perfectly round; perfectly circular