everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to stop walking; to pause
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
group of hoodlums whose members all wear clothes in the same color (inspired by US street gangs; esp. associated with Ikebukuro in the late 1990s)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
way of speaking; profession
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
Saitama (city, prefecture)
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
called; known as; that; to say
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
(squad of) police; police force
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
magazine; journal; periodical
to breathe out; to exhale
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel