restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
back country; remote countryside
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
pupil; disciple; follower
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
hot topic; talk of the town
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
intensive; concentrated; focused
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
unanticipated; unexpected
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
recommendation; referral; endorsement
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable