thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
rather; better; instead; if anything
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to peel off and fall; to flake away
dancing or jumping for joy
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
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
(another's) daughter; young lady
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (i.e. to get someone's attention)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal