interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
comfort; consolation; diversion
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
seeing one off; farewell; escort
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
parting; separation; farewell
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
older sister; lass; young lady
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to be silent; to say nothing
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
so; like this; in this way
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
like this; this sort; this way
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)