emotional scars; mental trauma
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
for today; for the time being
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
if you think about it; come to think of it
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
difficult to ...; hard to ...
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
sudden impulse; passing fancy
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand