handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to raise one's voice; to shout
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
(wind or human-powered) warship
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
salty sea breeze; salt wind
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
welcome!; nice to see you!
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason