to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to commit a crime; to do evil
keep up your strength; chin up!
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
death in madness; dying insane
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
priest; (arch.) member of one of the four administrative ranks in the ritsuryo system; (arch.) government official in charge of a town, esp. in Heian Kyoto; (arch.) prominent member of a town; river boatman; captain of a riverboat; (arch.) (medieval) harbor manager
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
video camera; video camcorder
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
solitude; loneliness; isolation
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell