to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
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
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
spouse; wife; husband; partner
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
serious illness; dangerous disease
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
recuperation; medical treatment
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
funny story; funny anecdote
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to remain married for life
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to make a speech; to address
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
naivete; simplicity; innocence
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
separate; scattered; apart
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious