to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
and; thereupon; because of that
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
time; season; period; phase; stage
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
depression; low spirits; dejection
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
one end; an end; part; fragment
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
besides; in addition; also; moreover
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
inside one's heart; in one's mind
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to forcefully open up a hole (in a wall, etc.); to speak frankly, holding nothing back; to throw out (everything inside)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of