shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
how many years; how long; what year
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
not limited to; not just ...
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
home area; home town; local
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
number two; mistress; concubine
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)