forcibly; against one's will
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
lewdness; lewd person; lecher
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly