solemn promise; promise sealed by striking metal objects together (e.g. swords for samurai, mirrors for women)
natural; reasonable; obvious
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
business conditions; business category; line of business
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high
an inch ahead; the immediate future
none of your business; not your concern
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
on that occasion; at that time; then; in that case
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to recall; to remember; to recollect
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to happen to hear; to overhear
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to poke each other; to jab each other
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
nothing but; except; no more than
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad