to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
people; men and women; each person; everybody
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
if so; in that case; in that situation
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
instant; moment; for an instant
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
standing on one's feet for a long time
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
simple and inexpensive restaurant; diner
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
to keep a house; to run a household
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
place to go; place one can go
on bad terms; at loggerheads
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to press a question; to cross-examine
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness