love affair; love relationship
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to refuse; to decline; to deny
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
hard struggle; strenuous effort
the last moment; the very end
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
prayer for school success
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
softly; mildly; gently; politely
classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)