low (level, value, price, etc.)
important matter; matters of weight
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
choosing between two things; two choices
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
fellow sufferers pity each other
stern; grave; solemn; sobersided
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
descendant; scion; lineage
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to become attached; to begin to love
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
beautiful woman; pretty girl
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age
to satisfy oneself; to feel satisfied; to be proud
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress