actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to cut off (a relationship)
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
rubbish heap; garbage dump
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
voice quality; type of voice
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases