rope; cord; policeman's rope
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
3rd day of the month; three days
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
mental anguish; mental distress
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
true character; true heart; true spirit
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
trial; judgement; judgment
specialization; specialisation
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
artery; arterial road; major route
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
bygones; the past; past event
temporary; transitory; short-lived
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work