request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
love of learning; desire for learning; passion for knowledge
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to become attached; to begin to love
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
beforehand; in advance; previously
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
longing for others; wanting company
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to be smeared; to be covered
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
it's probably so; it stands to reason
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of