participant; entrant; player; competitor
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
semi-governmental; semi-official
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
2nd day of the month; two days
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
going around; patrol; round; tour
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
foul-mouthed; foul (language); abusive; greedy; gluttonous
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
half-hearted; overly optimistic; naive; inexperienced; immature; green
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
palm heel; heel of the palm
to knock down; to knock out
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to rebuke; to scold harshly
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)