to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
sad; wretched; deplorable
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
younger brother and sister
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
to be worn out (from domestic life)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
candy; sweet; confectionary