to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
human trafficking; slave trade
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
one day; (on) a certain day
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
since; henceforth; ever since
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
intelligence gathering; information gathering
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
royal castle; imperial castle
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
even though things may appear this way
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
firmly; solidly; heartily
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
the right person in the right place
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
to frolic about; to mess around
to get along well with; to make a go of it
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to