failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
society; company; the public; the world
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
(medical) doctor; physician
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
opposite side; opposition
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
still; as yet; as it has been
spy; special agent; covert operative
last century; ancient times
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
present; current; in operation
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence