(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
vacant house; unoccupied house
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
consideration; taking into account
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
business world; business circles; (the) industry
underground (film, theater, etc.); unconventional; alternative; underground (economy, press, etc.); unofficial; illegal
prison; jail; slammer; pen
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
hostility; antagonism; opposition
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
unable to back down; unable to withdraw; stuck in a position where one cannot pull back; committed
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
torturing to death; tormenting to death
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel