alone; by oneself; on one's own
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
Great Hanshin Earthquake (1995)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
prescription; statute of limitations; lapsing with time (e.g. of an obligation); no longer standing (e.g. of a promise); ageing; aging
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
circular bento box; something ring-shaped; handcuffs
dragon god; dragon king; naga
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
members; member; constituent
buying up plots of land; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
interest; rights; concession
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
two persons; two people; pair; couple
serious wound; serious injury
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
then; well; so; well then
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
place surrounded by walls; (within) prison
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you