obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
memory; sense; experience
now that you say that; now that you mention it
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to stare back at; to look back at
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
don't worry about it; forget about it
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve