bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
emergency case; person that has suddenly taken ill
wounded person; injured person
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
baseball player; ballplayer
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
talk about divorce or separation
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
transmittance; permeability
troublesome; pain in the butt
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the customer never has an empty bowl
fingerprint recognition; fingerprint authentication
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
healthy; sound; wholesome
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to walk away; to saunter off
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up