to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
retention; maintenance; preservation
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to leak down; to be omitted; to be missing
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
exaltation; emotional uplift
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
phantom; vision; illusion
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run