to check; to stop; to keep back
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
start of a romance; beginning of love
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to carve out a history; to make history; to have a history
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
if so; in that case; in that situation
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
I can't die and leave things this way
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
most part; greater part; majority
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
motive power; driving force
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)