leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to be needed; to be wanted
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with