to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
trouble; quarrel; dispute
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
looking away; looking aside
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
everyday life; daily life
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to behave well (of a child)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
there being no backing out; gone too far to retreat
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
identification papers; ID; piece of identification; identity document
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
21st day after death; 21st day after birth