to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
guardian; protector; patron; parent
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
paper tube; cardboard tube
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
of tender years; very young
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
compassionate; sympathetic
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
wandering; roaming; drifting
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
race (of people); type of person
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
concession; conciliation; compromise
swindler; imposter; crook
half and half; fifty-fifty
looking over someone's shoulder
beginning; clue; starting point