to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
than; from; out of; except; but; more
walking briskly; determinedly
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
flustered; confused; panicked
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
one's own child; one's own children
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned