one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
declaration; statement; proclamation
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
war; fighting; fierce competition
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
even more; still more; further
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
mass communication; mass media
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
firm; strong; solid; stable
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
official announcement; proclamation
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to turn towards; to point
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
in comparison to; rather than
waste collection vehicle; dustcart; garbage truck
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)