skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to be needed; to be wanted
pleasure and pain; joys and sorrows
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
having said that; be that as it may
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
willpower; energy; vitality
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to be reminded of; to call to mind
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to move forward; to move on
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design