to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
development; exploitation
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
individual; private person; personal; private
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to pile up; to accumulate
(in the) good name (of); (fine-sounding) pretext; good reputation; good name; beautiful name
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
symbol; emblem; mental image; representation; idea
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
these guys; these fellows
crown (of creation); apex; the best
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
house where one was born; one's parents' house
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake