being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
incident; affair; happening; event
looking on; remaining a spectator
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
two (long cylindrical things)
to thrust before; to thrust at
if you think about it; come to think of it
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to wash away; to rinse off
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
memories; recollections; reminiscence
not necessarily so; is not always true
regret; repentance; remorse
to be badly made; to fail
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go