hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
hair on the back of one's head
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
nothing but; except; no more than
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to pretend; to act (as if)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
something; some kind of; for some reason
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to change (one's clothes)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless