relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to lose one's footing; to slip
stairs; stairway; staircase
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
external wound; (physical) trauma
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
suffix for familiar person
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
two times; twice; two degrees
thicket; coppice; brushwood
invisibly; secretly; privately
retreating figure; appearance from behind
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
height (of body); stature
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary