eschatology; doomsday theory; apocalypticism
good person; good guy; character with a round white head on which the character "good" is written (common in Edo-period prints)
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
devoted; self-sacrificing
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
serialization; serialisation; serial story
counter for generations; epoch
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
... years old; age (of) ...
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer