good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
how can (one) do something
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to be needed; to be wanted
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to be satisfied with one's position; to be quite content
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
essence; true nature; substance; reality
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
both hands; both arms; ten