castration; neutering; gelding; enervation; emasculation; taming
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
intuition; instinct; hunch
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
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
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
(not) even once; (not) ever
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
determination; resolution
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to help each other; to cooperate
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough