consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
greeting; a fine thing to say
directly opposite; right in front
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
normalcy; normality; normal
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
in this manner; in this way; like this
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
(necessary) personnel; required person
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
and yet; though; when; in spite of
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
one by one; one each; one at a time
manners; courtesy; etiquette
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
knowing; (an) acquaintance