to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
as soon as possible; ASAP
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
like this; this sort; this way
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
if it is the case that ...
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
something; some kind of; for some reason
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
somewhere to go; place to go
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately