perception; sensing; noticing
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
verge of death; dying moments
don't worry; there's no need to worry
final; eventual; ultimate
process; course; mechanism
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to be reflected in a mirror
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to talk; to chat; to chatter
mirror surface; lens surface
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to become clear; to be made public
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces