to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
literature; books (reference); document
three days and three nights
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
secret history; hidden history; unknown historical facts
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
while; during; performed in this condition
on the occasion of; at the time of
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
convention; tired tradition; old custom
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
closing mid-way; taking a break mid-way through an event, sometimes with ceremonial hand-clapping
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to press against each other; to huddle together
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
being a good listener; good listener
another time; some other time