chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
consequence; outcome; result; blame
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
long hair (usu. of a man)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
letting (someone) die without helping
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
curse; spell; malediction
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
myself; yourself; I; me; you
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to take someone's life; to kill someone
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
money-making; earning money
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on