depending on; dependent on
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
proposal; proposition; suggestion
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
both (people); the two of them
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
account book; register; ledger
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
rubbing one's hands together
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other