sympathy; empathy; response
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
making one's best exertions
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
both; both sides; both parties
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
quarrel; dispute; argument
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
at that time; in those days
collecting together and buying; doing a big shop
serious crime; grave crime
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
property; fortune; means; assets
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
anything and everything; just about everything
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently