huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
electricity; (electric) light
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to have a talk; to tell a story
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
adds force or indicates command
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to comfort; to console; to amuse
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
sleepover; overnight stay
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary