link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
form; method; system; formula
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
few decades; many decades; several decades
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to compose; to put together
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
failure; mistake; blunder
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
now that; since; so long as; because
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to threaten; to make threats
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
hand used like a sword in striking
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work