person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
to compete with; to vie for
wherein; therein; thereinto
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
gem; jewel; precious stone
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
most attractive feature (of a person)
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
by myself; in person; by oneself
parents and siblings; one's relatives
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
while crying; tearfully; in tears
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to leave of one's own accord
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
immediately carrying out (a plan); right away; without delay; immediately
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game