(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
personal feelings; self-interest
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)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
just above; right overhead
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to be conspicuous; to stand out
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
good performance; good work; great success
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus