to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
participation; joining; entry
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
successively; one after another
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
slightly early; just before
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
ill-bred; poorly brought up
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
and then; and so; and; so then
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
historical play; period drama
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
even a chance meeting can lead to a deep bond; even a chance meeting is due to the karma of a previous life
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to grow horns; to sprout horns; to become angry; to become jealous
outward appearance; looks
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains