guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
instructor; advisor; adviser
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
stranger; tramp; wanderer
sudden price jump; steep price rise
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
one wing; (a) role; (a) part
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
being isolated; being separated; being cut off
individualism; egoism; selfishness
under control (e.g. of territory)
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
handy method; shortcut; expedient
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
absorption; suction; attraction
Ogata Kouan (1810.8.13-1863.7.25)