best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
personal; individual; private
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
degree of familiarity; popularity
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
actual profit; practical use; benefit
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to stay (at); to stop (at)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
having missing teeth; toothlessness
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
this world; this life; world of the living
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
production (e.g. play); direction
to hide; to keep to oneself
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to become better; to improve
moment by moment; hour by hour
impudent; shameless; brazen
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to slap; to strike; to spank
twice; again; second time
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag