demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
final; eventual; ultimate
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
military of the Empire of Japan
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
the customer is always right; the customer is king
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
to pile up; to accumulate
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to subsist; to keep on living
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to squeeze out; to wring out
sympathy; compassion; pity
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
like this; in this way; as you see
leather shoes; leather boots
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart