link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
matter for great congratulation
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
(how) many times; (how) often
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to shoot or fire off an arrow
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
village; hamlet; countryside; country
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
ultimate; final; last; eventual
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
vineyard; vinery; grape plantation
producer; grower; maker; manufacturer
sycophant; apple-polisher; flatterer; sesame seed grinding
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
to snatch from; to steal from
lochia; post-natal vaginal discharge
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
jewel; precious stone; gem
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
one's own property; possessions
by sheer strength; by brute force
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out