to tighten; to press hard
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
simply; merely; only; solely
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
corporate warrior (exceptionally dedicated and hard-working employee)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
cave; cavern; den; grotto
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
intelligence gathering; information gathering
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
action of making something; -ification
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
exchangeable; convertible; transferable; replaceable
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off