pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to not take seriously; to take lightly
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
close; intimate; on good terms
maid; helper; help; assistance
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
necessary expenses; due charges; tax deductible expenses
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
military service; combat experience
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
when it comes to ...; as for ...
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
prime contract work; prime contractor
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
what proportion; what percentage
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into