to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
within; inside of; less than
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
moderator; host; chairman
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to push aside; to brush aside
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
haori (Japanese formal coat)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
way out; means to escape; escape route
breaking (an agreement, promise); cancellation (of a contract)
natural span of life; 250 years old
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
finger; hands and fingers; hands
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit