security blanket; comfort blanket; comfort object
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
trouble; bother; annoyance
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
... years old; age (of) ...
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
suffix for familiar person
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
long ago; a long time ago; already
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
at once; immediately; right now
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision