study of psychic phenomena; psychics
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
although I say; although one might say; although called
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
environment; circumstance
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
not understanding; not knowing
to summon courage; to be brave
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to find out; to discover; to locate
patting; stroking; caressing
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to dye; to colour; to color
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering