to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
tear gland; lacrimal gland
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
in line with this; therefore
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to protect against the elements; to shelter oneself from the weather
to be forward; to be impertinent
dwelling; house; residence; address
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)
purse snatching; handbag snatching; purse snatcher; handbag snatcher
minimum; at the very least
impudent; shameless; brazen
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
telephone book; telephone directory
registration; accession; register; entry; record
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
changing clothes; change of clothes
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent