up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
special; particular; peculiar; unique
be (that) as it may; having said that
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
having said that; on the other hand
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to glare at each other; to confront each other
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
that's the way it is; such is life
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
family; members of a family
goodness; excellence; virtue
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to think of; to come up with
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)