comfort; consolation; diversion
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
family; members of a family
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to boil down; to condense
human relations; personal relationships
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
no!; no no!; no, not at all
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
no!; no no!; no, not at all
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
third day of the month; three days
point card; loyalty card; reward card
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
the scruff or nape of the neck
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving