to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to raise one's voice; to shout
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
still; even now; to this day
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship
showcase; display case; vitrine
calm; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity; appeasement; pacification
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to look around; to take a view of
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
store interior; inside of a shop
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
grip (of hand); grip strength
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour