to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
worst; worst-case (scenario)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
toast; congratulatory cup
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to have one cup of sake after another
moderate; proper; just right
to get drunk; to become tipsy
how many people; a number of people
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to become empty; to be emptied
a few years ago; some years back
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
beyond that point; after that
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically