negotiations; discussions; connection
in the end; at the end of the day
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
group; party; team; squad; section
as soon as possible; ASAP
call; summons; convening; convocation
negotiator; bargainer; point man
to stand by; to be on standby
to step forward; to volunteer
little finger; pinky; little toe
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to have a talk; to tell a story
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
tune (melody, piece of music)
songwriting (words and music)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
arrangement; to arrange; to orchestrate
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
husband and wife; married couple
to become pale; to turn pale
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
decision; determination; resolution
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how