to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to be bony; to be angular
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically