relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
index finger; forefinger; second toe
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
B class; B grade; second rate
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
one's own work; making by oneself
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
drama; play; powerful drug
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)