nursing; care; caregiving; caring
no need to guess; certainly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
speech; expression; wording; language
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
semi-transparent; translucent
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
desperation; self-abandonment
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
not yet known; unknown; strange
experience; history; record; career
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil
loser; defeated person; the defeated
living; lifestyle; living room
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
addition; adding; supplement
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon