trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
slowly and quietly; smoothly
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
pretext; pretense; pretence
softly; mildly; gently; politely
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
to have troubles; to have concerns
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
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