to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
wrong idea; delusion; indiscretion; false step; misstep
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
hard to get; hard to come by
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to come to one's senses; to calm down
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to dye; to colour; to color
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour