link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
trickery; (arch.) fiasco; (arch.) disobedience
care; precaution; guarding; caution
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
to repaint; to paint again
left side; left-hand side
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
to care for someone; to look after someone
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
word; (arch.) waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
possessed of a strong sense of duty
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
natural virtue; personal virtue
verbal promise; one's word
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to stain one's honour (of a man); to hurt one's reputation; to bring shame upon oneself; to become less of a man
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
how long; how far; how much
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
in public; in company; in the presence of others
flying; false start; doing something before the scheduled time or date; breaking the street date
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary