urge; demand; importunity
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
settlement; solution; resolution
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fixed date; appointed day
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to arrange (beforehand); to agree in advance; to prearrange
lucky day; auspicious occasion
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
bed and food; eating and sleeping
(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
want to ... do something; would like to ...
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods