having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
joint struggle; common (united) front
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
anything and everything; just about everything
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
cooperation; coordination; link
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
elder sister; older female friend
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration