(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
government; administration
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
how can (one) do something
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to spread; to be propagated
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
tedious; boring; being fed up with
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
friction; discord; strife
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
general public; the masses
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)