clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
tie-up negotiations; tie-up talks
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to half-rise to one's feet
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
to start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; to make a start; to start (off); to get under way
odds and ends; all; every
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
debut; initial stage appearance
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
business conditions; business category; line of business
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
manpower; labor force; workers
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
price; cost; value; worth; value
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
writer; author; contributor
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark