useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
explanation; interpretation
to look around; to look towards (us)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
rather; sooner; preferably
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
third day of the month; three days
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
it seems so; that's what it looks like