priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to intervene; to stop (something)
the same rank; equality; apposition
having said that; on the other hand
arbitration; intercession; mediation
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
determination; resolution
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
indeed; really; truly; very much
intelligence gathering; information gathering
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
(in) his way; peculiar to him
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse