(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to spread; to be propagated
authenticity; credibility
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
theatre; theater; playhouse
you could say; you might say; verging on the
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
breaking off; snapping off
to rush over; to run up to
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to wring the neck; to strangle
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to work without sleep or rest
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to accept; to receive; to agree
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
matter; thing; affair; circumstance