to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
war; fighting; fierce competition
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to cause to swell; to inflame
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
silence (not speaking); muteness
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to comfort; to console; to amuse
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam