to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
nothing but; except; no more than
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
headache inducing; vexing
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
werewolf; Werewolf (social deduction game); Mafia
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
reason; cause; history; origin
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
absence; disregard; indifference
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
right in the middle (of); midst; height
treating (someone) like an object
since; henceforth; ever since
innermost depths of one's heart
trueborn; genuine; capable; first-class; briskly; smartly
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
literally; to the letter; literal