to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
entreaty; supplication; petition
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
what is worse; to make matters worse
to understand (each other); to comprehend
worry; mental agony; heartache
willpower; energy; vitality
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
place to go; place one can go
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to squash; to crush; to flatten
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
vitality; energy; dynamism
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family