to inherit; to succeed; to take over
and yet; though; when; in spite of
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
(talent) scout; recruiter; headhunter
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
about; concerning; related to; -ish
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
sign of remorse; indication of regret
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend