to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
several times; once or twice
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be found; to be discovered
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
stealthy steps; soft steps
stealthily; secretly; in secret
door; gate; opening; title page
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but