recommendation; referral; endorsement
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
career-oriented woman; hardworking career woman; high-powered career woman
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
a long time ago; long ago
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
this (very thing); this precisely
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
straight-laced person; stubborn person
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
rhyme; lime (Citrus aurantifolia); lime (mineral)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to change completely; to change suddenly
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to untangle; to untwine; to get back together (with a former partner)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
indescribable; having no way to express
dark of the heart; depths of the human mind; (arch.) distress about one's beloved child
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin