series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
last position; previous job; predecessor
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
cleavage (between breasts)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
to cross the line; to go too far
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the veranda of the Kiyomizu temple
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
drinking straight from a bottle
to sob; to be choked with tears
since one was born; (in) all one's life
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
eye for people; ability to judge character
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
inner-city area; city center