to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
take (e.g. in film-making)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
appearing together (in a film, play, etc.); performing together (at a concert, etc.); acting together; co-starring; playing together (in a sports match)
to make a mistake; to blunder
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
the moon is beautiful, isn't it?
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
the very start; the very beginning
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
concubine of an emperor; female court attendant who serves in the emperor's bedchamber
ardent; passionate; vehement
vacant house; unoccupied house
to spend a night together
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
spitting image; dead ringer; exact resemblance
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to try all possible means
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin