strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
rope; cord; policeman's rope
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
at least; at most; (even) just
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
still; even now; to this day
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
in succession; one by one
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
surroundings; environs; circumference
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to look around; to survey
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group