explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
separate; scattered; apart
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
although; but; even though; I wish that
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
until now; so far; up to the present
single word; a few words; brief comment
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right