to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
concession; conciliation; compromise
to shut in; to confine; to contain
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to shake; to sway; to waver
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
group; bunch; crowd; group
directions; instructions; orders; command