harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
comfort; consolation; diversion
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
considerably; greatly; a lot
to increase (all the more)
third day of the month; three days
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
in that manner; like that
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to take away; to carry away
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
to entertain; to make welcome
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
absence; disregard; indifference