circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to take a breath; to take a short rest
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
somehow; for some reason or other
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
no, not like that (but like this)
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
proposal; proposition; suggestion
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
memories; recollections; reminiscence
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
confidence; trust; faith; credit
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
since; henceforth; ever since
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely