barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
home area; home town; local
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
about; concerning; related to; -ish
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation