robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
murder; homicide; manslaughter
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
mountain climbing; mountaineering
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
February; second month of the lunar calendar
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
end; close; conclusion; termination
start; beginning; first step; clue
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out