rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
self-torturing; masochistic
one difficulty; one danger
as if nothing had happened
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
proposal; offer; request; application
to class (one thing with another); to rank (with); to respect (two things) the same; to see as comparable; to hold in equally high esteem
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
to be broken into pieces; to be in a jumble; to be in disarray; to be thrown into turmoil
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
police cell; place of detention; jail
administration (of medicine); giving medication
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
supervised; under surveillance
surveillance camera; security camera
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
suspension (from work or school)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness