adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to arrive home; to return
front; frontage; facade; main
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to happen to meet; to come across
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
that's the way it is; such is life
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic