to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to care for someone; to look after someone
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
sake in a tumbler; glassful of sake
24th day of the month; 24 days
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
world; society; people; the public
one day; (on) a certain day
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
one's own child; one's own children
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
looking over someone's shoulder
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight