to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
group; bunch; crowd; group
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
for some (unspecified) reason
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
corridor; hallway; passageway
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to understand; to make out
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally