to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to watch over; to watch attentively
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
older sister; elder sister
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to be exhausted; to be tired out
opinion; point of view; visual point
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion