courting; wooing; making advances
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
parting; separation; farewell
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
to slap; to strike; to spank
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to pause; to have a short intermission
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
starting point; point of departure
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to be opposite; to face each other