to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping; coat worn over a woman's kimono
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
imagination; supposition; guess
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
the very best; excellent; superb
something like ...; something called ...
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
place; position; location; position; standing; status