to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
each; respectively; individually; separately
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
two times; twice; two degrees
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
shoji (paper sliding door)