to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
last night; yesterday evening
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
caller; visitor; company; guest
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
story; tale; talk; discussion
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard
later on; eventually; afterwards
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
accurate; correct; precise; exact
at that time; in those days
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to spread; to be propagated
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
deadly disease; fatal disease; final illness
beginning; outset; first; onset
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
siblings; brothers and sisters
(another's) child; child; kid
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly