just because; even if; even though
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
talking while standing; standing around talking
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to speak ill of; to disparage
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
everybody; every last one of them; all
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)