to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
honor; honour; credit; prestige
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
cooperation; collaboration
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
body; group; party; company; troupe
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
main question; real issue at hand
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability