profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
metal statue of Buddha (usu. bronze); cold-hearted person; cold-blooded person
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
street with tramline; railroad track; railroading the opponent straight out of the ring
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
large amount of money; great cost
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to listen in; to eavesdrop
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
double; twice (as much); twofold
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
instead; but (on the other hand)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)