talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
invitation; introduction; temptation
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
tune (melody, piece of music)
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
stall (in flying); downturn; slowdown; slump
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to cease; to stop; to be over
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
point in common; common feature
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
how many years; how long; what year
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy