relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
main question; real issue at hand
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to be intimate with; to befriend
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
beforehand; in advance; previously
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
curiosity; inquisitiveness
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
calmly; peacefully; painlessly; comfortably
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
villain; baddie; the villain's part
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)