shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
looks; personal appearance; features
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to get strong; to gain strength
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
murder; killing; murderer
(period of) a year; during an era
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to creep about; to crawl around
speech; words; one's lines; remarks