cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
ramification; branching off
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
double role; one person playing two roles; wearing two hats
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
even without doing; even without being
six (long cylindrical things)
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
long ago; a long time ago; already
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
the future; future prospects
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to accept; to receive; to agree
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
great wisdom; excellent disposition; strength (to face something); willpower; vigor
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney