to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
name; given name; first name
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
open field; empty lot; plain
both; both sides; both parties
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter