to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
such; like that; in that way
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
sending home; repatriation; deportation
underground; subterranean
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be reminded of; to call to mind
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
using together (jointly); used at the same time
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to think constantly about; to dwell on