to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to have the memory of having done something oneself
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to easily attain victory; to dupe; to swindle
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
payment (to the government, authorities, etc.); land tax (often paid in rice); tribute
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
last ray of hope; only hope
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
second marriage; remarriage
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
looks; features; (personal) appearance
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
prince on a white horse; knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
companion; partner; spouse
to put someone to work; to make someone work
(large) building; public building; hall
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
being used to socializing with women (of a man)
health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee