hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
transfer of a budget appropriation from one (government) section to another
tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension
nippers; diagonal pliers; wire cutters
bing-bong bang-bong (Big Ben chimes, used as a bell in Japanese schools)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
vacuum bottle; thermos; jar
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is