healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
putting into operation; invocation
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the last moment; the very end
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to become attached; to begin to love
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
what kind of; what sort of; what
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed