diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
deep affection; dear; beloved
gem; jewel; precious stone
hard worker; hardworking person
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
to be away from home; to be out of the house
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
something like ...; something called ...
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead