(find) common (meeting) ground
son of a bitch; piece of shit
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to control; to command; to get the better of
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
prospects of victory; chances of success
unless one ...; if one does not ...
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to live; to reside; to inhabit
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
loved one; lover; sweetheart
independence; self-reliance
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
much less; to say nothing of
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to be rearranged; to be moved (around); to be changed; to be replaced; to be exchanged; to be switched
innermost depths of one's heart
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
a long time ago; long ago
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to get a load off one's chest; to be relieved of a worry
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
custom; practice; convention; precedent
in accordance with; according to