to make oneself available (free)
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
charming; fascinating; attractive
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
the same; the said; likewise
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
life imprisonment; life sentence
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
living thing; living creature; animal; life
very likely; very probable
just because; even if; even though
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
self-consciousness; self-awareness
support; backing; patronage
postwar period; period after Second World War
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
secret; private; surreptitious
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out