strength; power; proficiency; ability
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; (lit.) love is blind
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
else; in addition; besides
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to glare at each other; to confront each other
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
sender; consignor; remitter
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to be born; to come into the world
manly; masculine; like a man
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
script; screenplay; scenario
to leave (a scene); to step away
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
careless (with something, esp. time, money, promises, etc.); lax; loose-fitting; relaxed-fit; laid-back (e.g. beat, rhythm); easygoing (e.g. atmosphere)