link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
everything; anything; nothing
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic