to form a pair (pairs); to partner
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
putting one's courage to the test
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
patting; stroking; caressing
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to begin to walk; to set out
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
trembling with excitement
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
starting point; starting line
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to look away; to turn away
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear