unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
quarrel; dispute; argument
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to get between; to be caught in
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
high-quality goods; luxury item
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
sender; consignor; remitter