monolith; large slab of rock
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
company; corporation; workplace
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
business; trade; operations; sales
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely