to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
close; intimate; on good terms
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
right under; directly below
way; method; means; resource; course
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
to gain fame; to make one's name
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
negotiations; discussions; connection
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase