passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
there's no smoke without fire
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
sound of the expulsion of soft matter mixed with water; diarrhea, etc. sounds; watery
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
first of all; first thing
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
one end; an end; part; fragment
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
professional; careerman; worker
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life