bolt from the blue; great surprise
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
survival; survivor; relic
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to pierce through; to break through
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than