to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to straighten up; to sit upright
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
prime minister; premier; chancellor
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
moving; touching; stirring
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
hostile party; enemy side
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding