suddenly; all of a sudden
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
group; bunch; crowd; group
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
voyage; passage; travelling
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
war; fighting; fierce competition
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life