straight-laced person; stubborn person
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
and; thereupon; because of that
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
three; three years of age
the same rank; equality; apposition
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to apologize; to apologise
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
monolith; large slab of rock
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
looking on; remaining a spectator
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
by sheer strength; by brute force
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
unusual space; other dimension
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
please; somehow or other; one way or another
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
interference; intervention; meddling
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all