taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
war; fighting; fierce competition
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to entrust; to leave to a person
to do together; to share; to participate in
order; command; directions; instructions
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to have a talk; to tell a story
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
a certain somebody; you-know-who
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
something like ...; something called ...
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
marks in a water channel; channel buoys