to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to despair of; to see the vanity of
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
comfort; consolation; diversion
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
name; given name; first name
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to be surprised; to be astonished
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
be (that) as it may; having said that
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to pass (of time); to elapse
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
wooden fence; board fence
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
on the occasion of; at the time of