towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
point in common; common feature
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
episode; anecdote; vignette
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
explanation; interpretation
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to badger; to pester; to beg
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to increase; to add to; to augment
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing