to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
lifelike; exact resemblance
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
unqualified; without qualifications
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink together
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
the very start; the very beginning
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
as is usual with; in common with
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
middle of the night; dead of night
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
very much; exceedingly; extremely