feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
parallel world; parallel universe
warp; curvature; curve; arch
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
leadership; initiative; spearhead
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
animation studio; animation production company
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
rival (company); competitor
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
showing one's face in public; facing another person
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
intellectual-type gangster
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
to bring up under one's personal care
very great; enormous; serious
hostility; antagonism; opposition
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening