necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
counter for books; volume
first and second volume (e.g. of a book); volume one and volume two; book one and book two
sanity; consciousness; soberness
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
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.)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
with a start; with a jump
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to be silent; to say nothing
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
indescribable; having no way to express
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
how many people; a number of people
ten; 10; ten years of age
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh