something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
father; dad; husband; you; he
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
notice; attention; observation
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
scene; spectacle; sight; view
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
falling over; toppling sideways
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
woman; female; feminine gender
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to happen to meet; to come across
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
respiratory tract; air duct
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
cerebral hemorrhage; cerebral haemorrhage
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
diagnosis; medical examination
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver