praise; glorification; extolment
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
setting off (on a trip); departure
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
companion; partner; spouse
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
true character; true heart; true spirit
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
otherwise; if not; or else
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
(one acting as a) foster parent
to try all possible means
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
endurance; perseverance; patience
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit