to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
discarding; firing (an employee)
how should I know?; don't ask me
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
conception; fertilization; fertilisation
to be mad about; to be hooked on
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
love story; romance; love affair
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
prime minister; premier; chancellor
kind-hearted; compassionate; charitable
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
shoulder mark; shoulder board; epaulette; epaulet
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to keep to oneself (secret, etc.)
looking on; remaining a spectator
to be pleased with; to suit