domestic affairs; internal administration
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
it is I who should say so
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
phrase; phrase; strawberry
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
long ago; a long time ago; already
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to jar; to creak; to grate
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
large build; large pattern
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of