choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
in a drenched manner; moistly; affectionately; fondly; slowly; at ease
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to give; to do (something) for
proposal; offer; request; application
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
news; word; tidings; omen
will; testament; last request
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom