or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
flustered; confused; panicked
letter of resignation; request for retirement
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
property; fortune; means; assets
to offer for sale; to put on the market
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
donation; contribution; endowment
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
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
indiscreetly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; frivolously
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
but; however; provided that
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
courteous; decorous; polite
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
to do without being seen; to do behind others' backs; to do secretly; to do without the knowledge of others
to be itching to put one's skills to use
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter