black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
restaurant that only serves set meals
moderately; in moderation
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers; leaving (one's master's place for home)
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
low leg cut (leotard, swimsuit)
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
retainer; attendant; escort
chief; main; principal; major
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
lecture; sermon; preaching; scolding; preaching; moralizing