to cut into (a conversation); to interject
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
great difference; big difference; wide margin
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to palm off; to force a sale
to be too numerous; to be too much
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
funny story; funny anecdote
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
irritation; annoyance; frustration
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
older sister; elder sister
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
retainer; subject; vassal; servant