marriage fraud; fake marriage
sleeved quilt; futon with sleeves; cotton padded nightwear
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to be annoying; to be troublesome
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to make one's rounds; to patrol
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
friendly relations; social relations; social life
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to extort (money); to blackmail
freeloader; scrounger; sponger; mooch
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)