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cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

2

worn-out shoes

1

decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly

1

discarding; firing (an employee)

1

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

1

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

(speak) bluntly; frankly

1

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

2

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

2

sulky look; sullen look

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

(finger) ring

1

cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

1

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

1

fidelity to one's principles

6

disappointment; despair

2

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

1

nowadays; these days; at present

1

nice guy

2

to communicate; to commune

1

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

1

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

2

by your leave; with your permission

1

support; backing; patronage

1

(the thing) itself

2

to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)

2

admiral; commodore

1

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

motherland; fatherland; native country

2

to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)

1

will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

4

to spit out; to eject; to dump

1

to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

1

dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life

1

to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

2

a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family

1

support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

1

to run away; to escape safely

1

to be found; to be discovered

1

bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship

1

advice; warning

1

to do

2

precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

3

warrior; samurai

1

one's long-cherished desire

1