severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
glad countenance; joyful look
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
more than anything; above all else
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to turn towards; to point
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
fixed date; appointed day
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp