on the way back; returning
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
tone (of voice); manner of talking
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
breath; breathing; tone; mood
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
sudden change; complete change
legendary beast; magical beast
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
don't you think?; indicates question
how; in what way; how about
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
while; even though; despite
to be silent; to say nothing
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly