restoration; repair; mending
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to serve; to work for; to attend
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to escape from; to get out
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
(social) position; status
news; word; tidings; omen
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
physical condition; state of health
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
being very busy; busyness
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
selection; choice; option