this is why; this means; it is the case that
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to drink up; to drain (cup)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
moving; changing residence; change of address
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
another prefecture; other prefectures
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
urban area; urban district
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
that's the way it is; such is life
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually