(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
contest between two groups; intra-squad game
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
preliminary alert (flood, typhoon, air-raid, etc.); precautionary warning
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
official announcement; proclamation
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
the reverse; other side; lining
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances