to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; self-loving
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to hand (over); to deliver in person
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to watch steadily; to stare
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
in the meanwhile; during the time
pretext; pretense; pretence
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
useless; vain; aimless; idle
slurring (of speech); indistinctly; inarticulately
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!