fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
distant look; faraway look
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to say no more; to sink into silence
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
that's true; of course; obviously
at that time; in those days
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
equality; impartiality; evenness
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
kitchen; financial situation
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
confections; sweets; candy; cake
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate