main street; avenue; boulevard
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
length (of an animal); body length
raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird
letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
ordinary citizen; the general public
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
for a while; for some time; for a period
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
course; route; path; process; stages
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to accept; to receive; to agree
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)