material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
back street; back alley; slums
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
separate; scattered; apart
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
I don't know; I don't understand
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
seeing through; perceiving; noticing; getting wind of
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
again; once more; a second time
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
desperation; struggle to the death
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
every evening; every night
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently