deviation; departure; omission
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to press alcohol on someone; to urge somebody to drink; to offer alcohol to someone
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
long ago; already; a long time ago
for some (unspecified) reason
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
this is why; this means; it is the case that
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly