to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall on one's backside
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
heart; guts; nerve; central part
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
one's house; one's home; one's family
irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
first shrine visit of New Year
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
a Buddha; deceased person
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly