to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to harm; to cause harm to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
intuition; instinct; hunch
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
excellent answer; clever answer
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
while; during; while; although; all; both
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else