friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
declaration; proclamation; announcement
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
in the end; at the end of the day
how many people; a number of people
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
end; close; finish; termination
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
the way one works; one's working manner
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses