likability; favorability; popularity
to handle (a thing) roughly
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
to jump upon (a moving object)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
telekinesis; psychokinesis
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
magic sword; cursed sword
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
retry; another try; another go
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
script; screenplay; scenario
to cover fully; to wrap around
cooperation; collaboration