underworld; underside of society
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
speaking of ...; as for ...
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
influenced (by); under an influence
you could say; you might say; verging on the
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
huge rock; firmness; solidity
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
each and all; every single one; everybody
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
(exercising) the right to command
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to take command; to give direction
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
not yet known; unknown; strange
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to send or direct a person to
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table