ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
to raise one's voice; to shout
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
scrape-scrape; with a scraping sound
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
home; household; family; hearth
coordinator; coordinating role
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
smallish; on the small side
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to cause someone to worry
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
marriage; marriage tie; love knot; spiritual connection (to a person, object); spiritual tie; fated connection
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
play-biting (e.g. by pets); mouthing; nipping
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
little by little; bit by bit
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
go away; leave; get lost; fuck off; scram
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
for the present; for the time being
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man; deliverance of one's soul; moksha; mukti; vimukti
to leave this world; to die
few decades; many decades; several decades