maid; helper; help; assistance
living room (Western style); sitting room
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to add (to); to add on; to append
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
insurance; guarantee; warranty
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to be helpful; to be useful
this (very thing); this precisely
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures