no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
silence; stillness; quietness
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
High Priestess (Tarot card); Popess
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
winning ticket; lucky number
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
desperation; struggle to the death
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)