to be helpful; to be useful
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
I have nothing to do with it
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
sanity; consciousness; soberness
disinheritance; disowning
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
episode; anecdote; vignette
to rest one's chin in one's hands
this and that; one thing and another
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to see through; to see the true nature of something
beyond this point; from now on; after this
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
tree frog (esp. the Japanese tree frog, Hyla japonica)
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
descendant; posterity; offspring
head of family; originator
reigning; controlling; dictating