absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to not believe one's ears
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
ability; capability; skill
way (of doing); manner; method; means
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
great cause; moral law; justice
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
proposal; offer; request; application
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
sincere; earnest; serious
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
like this; in this way; as you see
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder