arrest; apprehension; capture
binding tightly; tight binding; (sexual) bondage
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
Japanese history; history of Japan
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
before it happens; beforehand
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
medical cream; ointment; salve; liniment
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
modest; reserved; discreet; careful; prudent; circumspect
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
boy; son; baby boy; young man