sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
first match (in a series)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
loved one; lover; sweetheart
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to taste; to savor; to relish
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
military authorities; army circles
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to carve out a history; to make history; to have a history
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
manner of using one's hands
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
amount of damages or loss
very likely; very probable
witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft); witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on