both; together; jointly; simultaneously
good news; happy news; glad tidings
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
suited figure; person in a suit
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
interior; inside; internal
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
while alive; during one's lifetime
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
curse; spell; malediction
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
sobriety; soberness; sober face
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to step forward; to take a step forward
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
check; restraint; oppression; repression
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)