reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
property rights; the right to own property
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
leading (e.g. role); instructive; guiding
fast living; dissipated life; riotous life
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
sense of values; values; value system
expressing one's opinion; speaking one's mind; making known; revealing
inclination; tendency; nature; character
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
planned; scheduled; systematic
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
jail sentence; imprisonment
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
watch-keeping; guard; lookout