persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to continue (going along some trend)
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
getting in shape; improving one's figure
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
the erotic, the grotesque, and the nonsensical (cultural trend in the early Showa era)
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
show; exhibition; spectacle
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
book with the look and layout of a magazine
quotation; citation; reference
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
to employ; to hire; to charter