moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
patting; stroking; caressing
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
failure; mistake; blunder
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
camping; campground; making camp
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
construction; architecture (of buildings)
ten; 10; ten years of age
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
grade; class; degree; magnitude
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing