to stop walking; to pause
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
together; at the same time; same; identical
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
probability; likelihood; chances
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to rain incessantly; to downpour
sunlight filtering through trees
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
trade; buying and selling
life and death; life or death
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
act of mercy; helping another person
throwaway; disposable; single-use
back street; back alley; slums
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
separate; scattered; apart
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone