this occasion; at this time; now
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
ago; since; before; previous
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
considerably; fairly; quite
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
please; somehow or other; one way or another
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
trouble; bother; annoyance
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
along the road; along the way
surely; certainly; without doubt
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to happen to meet; to come across
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
in the fire; in the flames; (arch.) burning (something)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to be started; to get underway
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest