string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
sympathy; compassion; pity
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
solitude; loneliness; isolation
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
reaction; response; reaction
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
business plan; business schedule; project
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
that is to say; so that means
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering