to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
end; close; conclusion; termination
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
stealthily; secretly; in secret
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
(a person's) appearance; looks
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
polishing (a piece of writing); improvement; revision; refinement
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material