flowers; beautiful; spectacular
dissolute mind; hardened heart
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
selling by the piece; selling (one's knowledge, talents, etc.) bit by bit; selling a little at a time
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
proposal; proposition; suggestion
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
citrus; citrus fruit; citrus (as a fragrance category; in perfumes, detergents, etc.); citrus scent
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
reading aloud; reading (a kanji) by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
heroine; female protagonist
difference in social standing; difference in social position
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
pure heart; naivete; innocence
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
posture; position; stance
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
defense; defence; protecting; preventing