staunch (steadfast, single-hearted) in one's devotion to his master (lord)
benevolence; charity; love
farmer; peasant; farming; country bumpkin; yokel; the common people
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
in-law; relative by marriage
habitual offender; addict
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
scandalous conduct; shameful behavior
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
deciding match; play-off; runoff
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to become empty; to be emptied
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to be started; to begin (of a battle, contest, campaign, etc.)
restlessly; in continuous motion
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
good things come to those who wait
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing