marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
very hungry; starving; ravenous
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to flare up; to burst into flames
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
candy; sweet; confectionary
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
very good luck; excellent fortune
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
violent emotion; passion; fury
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
unmarried; not yet married
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
volatilization; volatilisation