dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
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
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
form; situation; condition
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
simultaneous; all at once
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
already; now; no longer; not any more
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to give directions; to issue instructions