two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
world peace; peace of the world
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
intelligence or information network
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
extreme masochist; very masochistic
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
walking briskly; determinedly
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy