namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
each place; various places
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
that is to say; so that means
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
imagination; supposition; guess
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
root; joint; base; crotch
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.); occultation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
(electric) torch; flashlight
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over