substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to shake; to waver; to tremble
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to employ; to hire; to engage
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
respect and affection; love and respect
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
beyond that point; after that
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
at once; immediately; right now
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to count on; to anticipate; to expect
no longer being fond of someone; spiteful words or acts showing that one is disgusted with someone
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly