pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
very young; little; childish; immature
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
with a start; with a jump
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to be impressed; to greatly admire
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
although I say; although one might say; although called
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
riskiness; (level of) danger