to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
that day; the very same day
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
grandfather; male senior-citizen
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
near; nearby; not far off
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to take; to catch; to capture
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)