limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
meat dish; meat-based cuisine
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
second marriage; remarriage
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to make an appearance; to show up
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
in the background; not standing out
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising