bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
how; in what way; in what manner
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
covered with; stained; smeared
ditch with running water; drainage channel
fabric (pattern) of human relationships
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
together with; same; both; all; including ...
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
hi!; yo!; hey man!; yessir!; understood!
crying face; face of a person who is crying
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry