shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
limbs; arms and legs; body
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
smallish; on the small side
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
large number (of); many; majority
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to be softened; to calm down
ramification; branching off
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
headfirst slide; head-first sliding
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
reaching; attaining; arrival
gleaming; shining; glistening
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue