to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
street at night; making a night journey
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
intercept; interception; counter-attack
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
from the beginning; from scratch
absolute basics; very rudiments
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
maintenance; preservation; improvement
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
human kindness; human weakness
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
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