(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
rich person; wealthy person
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
descendant; progeny; offspring
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
how many people; a number of people
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
speaking voice; talking voice
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
patient; unhurried; leisurely
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
... years old; age (of) ...
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
novel; story; (work of) fiction
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
special award; special prize
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary