grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
one by one; one after another; successively
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
to drive (someone) out by bullying them; to bully (someone) into leaving; to treat (someone) so badly that they leave
to avenge oneself; to settle a score; to take revenge
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
don't worry; no worries; never mind
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety