battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to shout (in anger); to yell
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
only; merely; but; no more than
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
plaster; patch; ointment; liniment
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
supply; supplying; replenishment
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
ignorant of the ways of the world