to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
while; during (the time when)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
in the same way as; just like
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
go that far; to that extent
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to beat to death; to kill
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
same; similar; (just) like; equal
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
position; job; employment; opening
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)