imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
adventure story; novel of adventure
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
misjudgment; misjudgement
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
being in love with each other
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
although I say; although one might say; although called
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
selection; choice; option
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to finish reading; to read through
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda