painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
licence; license; certificate; diploma
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
without permission; without notice
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
a long time ago; in those days
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
wandering people; nomadic tribe
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
in the end; at the end of the day
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
throwaway; disposable; single-use
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement