role; part; job; assignment
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to have a drink; to grab a drink
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
drink money; drinking money
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
both (people); the two of them
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
justification; rationalization
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to get late; to advance; to wear on
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole