to draw back; to leave (the area)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to jump at; to be attracted by
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
offender; criminal; culprit
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to summon courage; to be brave
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
retreating figure; appearance from behind
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
honour; honor; glory; privilege
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
that's true; of course; obviously
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
shopping; purchased goods