to be dead; to be lifeless
hello; good day; good afternoon
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
seniority by length of service
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
superior; superiors; senior
way of asking; way of listening; listener
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
diagnosis; medical examination
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to be cleared of a charge
objection; dissent; protest