girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
along the road; at the side of the road
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
both; both sides; both parties
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
enterprising man; businessman; industrialist
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
shutout; shutting out; lock-out; freeze-out
for the present; for the time being
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
not limited to; not just ...
to start; to begin; to commence
position; location; base; point; site
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)