softly; mildly; gently; politely
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
that; the matter in question
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to approach; to draw near
genuine; authentic; true; real
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to compose; to put together
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery