company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
utmost limits; extremity; limit
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
daytime; noon; broad daylight
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to be born; to come into the world
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
willful; wilful; as one pleases
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
final farewell (in this life)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
confinement (indoors, to quarters, etc.)