thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
cash offering made on the occasion of one's visit to a shrine; money offering dedicated to the Shinto gods; fees for offering a branch of the sacred tree to the gods
to smirk; to grin broadly
connection; link; relationship
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
arbitration; intercession; mediation
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
how; in what way; how about; questionable
bouncily; with a stretch; with a boing
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
evening meal; dinner; supper
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
considerably; greatly; a lot
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
considerably; fairly; quite
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate