to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
somehow; for some reason or other
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
point in common; common feature
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
all night; throughout the night
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
living; lifestyle; living room
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to erase all trace of something
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to torment; to torture; to harass
to take care; to mind; to be attentive