complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
soon; before long; in the near future
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to push aside; to push one's way through
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to intervene; to stop (something)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
one's way (ahead); one's path
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
godsend; gift from providence
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam