two legs; two feet; two pairs
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
cooperation; coordination; link
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
repentance; confession; penitence
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to torment; to harass; to tease
stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
over-fond parent; doting parent
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up