side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
no matter how much time passes
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
doing whatever one pleases
just because; even if; even though
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
just because; even if; even though
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
every year; yearly; annually
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
war; battle; match; game; competition
additionally; in addition
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to help each other; to cooperate
Lisle; Lail; Lyle; Reil; Ryle