to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
cannot be compared with; no match for
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
intelligence; intellect; brains
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
symbol; code; sign; notation
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
head; brains; intellect; understanding
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
history of Japan; Japanese history
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
immediately; right away; on the spot
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty