to chase; to run after; to pursue
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
like it or not; like or not like
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
submersion; inundation; being flooded
calm; composed; cool; quiet
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
unimpressive; unimpressed
forcibly; against one's will
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
chief; main; principal; important
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
shooting up one after another
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
early-morning and late-night visits (e.g. by reporters); early-morning and late-night attacks
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
while; even though; despite
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
visual confirmation; sighting
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with