to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
steel; sword steel; sword
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
different thing; another question; different case
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
gem; jewel; precious stone
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
moment by moment; hour by hour
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
pupil; disciple; follower
thousands; several thousand
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
person around forty years old (esp. a woman)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it