pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
drop (e.g. of water); drip
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
bunch of flowers; bouquet
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
both; both sides; both parties
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
(theatrical) fighting scene
curious; strange; unusual
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
being too late; losing one's final chance
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to say (something) over one's shoulder
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
pain relief; killing pain
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
complete change; about-face