resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
early (days); initial stage; initial
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
hot topic; talk of the town
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
going into battle; departure for the front
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
one large ...; a great ...
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to repeat; to do something over again
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
Public Safety Bureau (of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department); Special Branch (police); Ministry of Public Security (China)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul