modern disease; disease of our time
head; dome; bean; nob; noggin
heroism; loyalty and courage
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
one-by-one; separately; in detail
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
instead; but (on the other hand)
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
store; reserve; stock; savings
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to speak ill of; to disparage
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect