finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
firm; strong; solid; stable
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; refurbishment; makeover; alteration (e.g. of clothes); re-tailoring
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
to demand money; to pester; to extort
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
key person; important person
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
the three gods of creation; five-grain guardian gods
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited