elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
sharp increase; sudden rise
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to step over or across; to overcome
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
I've got to be going; I must go
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
together with; same; both; all; including ...
distinction; discrimination
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
to bring back; to restore
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation