to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
failure; mistake; blunder
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
from the beginning; from scratch
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
every year; yearly; annually
time; season; period; phase; stage
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
construction; establishment
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
related to; in relation to
owner (esp. of a business)
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
notice; attention; observation
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
the other day; a few days ago