string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
prayer (for something); supplication
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
no need to finish what you're saying; say no more; I can guess the rest already
along the road; along the way
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
to lose sight of; to miss
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
a glance; a look; a glimpse
miraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
studies; schoolwork; classwork
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
return of spring; long-awaited, favorable turn of fortune (favourable)
economic fortune; luck with money
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
utmost limit; extremity; result
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning