to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to keep secret; to conceal
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
storage room; store room; lumber room
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to grow up; to become an adult
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
until now; so far; up to the present
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
the other day; a few days ago
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
(period of) a year; during an era
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back