request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
coin-operated parking (spaces)
decorative lights; illumination
small factory in town; (small) backstreet workshop
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
headlight (on a vehicle); headlamp (flashlight worn on the head); head torch
massing (of troops); gathering
license; licence; permission; driver's license
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
night duty; night shift; night work
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
medicine; medical science
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
along the way; along the road
grotesque; disgusting; gross
to raise one's voice; to shout
everything; anything; nothing
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
height (of a person); stature
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to push aside; to push one's way through
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
illegitimate child; secret love child