to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
again; once more; a second time
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
number one; first; best; most; game; round
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
enterprise; business; company; corporation
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
failure; mistake; blunder
depravity; corruption; degradation
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
number of times; frequency; count
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant