timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
older brother; elder brother
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
living thing; living creature; animal; life
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
real thing; original; actual
to aggravate; to make serious
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
resentment; indignation; anger
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
simmering; (boiling) gently
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
anything and everything; just about everything
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
don't worry; there's no need to worry
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute