link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
ardent; passionate; vehement
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
to tighten; to press hard
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
kitchen; financial situation
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
heap; pile; stack; full measure