shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
nonchalantly; without a care
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
Japanese pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis)
candied (chestnuts); sweetened boiled fish
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
impossible; unlikely; improbable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
serious; not joking; straight
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
one's original family name; maiden name
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)