wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
that kind; competition; match
madly in love; completely charmed (by); head over heels (for); from the heart; entirely; completely
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
without intermission for ten (long) years; with constancy of purpose for ten (long) years; in the same old rut for years on end
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
supporting role (actor); minor role
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
steaming (of food) using a bamboo steamer
another time; some other time
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to compete for the first place; to be one of the two best
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
magic sword; cursed sword
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
comfort; consolation; diversion