financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
murder; killing; murderer
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
deep emotion; strong feelings
to bring back; to restore
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge