shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
whichever one chooses; either way
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
(right at the) side; just beside
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
store interior; inside of a shop
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
answering machine; answer phone
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but