to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
about; concerning; related to; -ish
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
sunlight; rays of the Sun
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
guardian; protector; patron; parent
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to step forward; to volunteer