to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
narrative-like structure; narrative style
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
(another's) daughter; young lady
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
study tour; guided visit; field trip
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to put someone to work; to make someone work
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
advance; moving forward; progress
looking depressed; long face
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
buying a replacement; replacing by buying something new
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
ending up right back where one started
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
without leaving any trace
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
Garuda or Garua (man-bird deity and 'vahana' of Hindu-Buddhist myth)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
height of summer; hottest part of summer
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)