your body; your health; yourself; you
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
reward; honorarium; remuneration
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
such ... as; or some such
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
preparation; arrangements
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
how; in what way; by what means
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
jumping to a wrong conclusion
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent