scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
men and women of all ages
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
environment; circumstance
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
people; men and women; each person; everybody
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
vice; immorality; corruption
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
intensification; aggravation
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
(biological) neural network; neural circuit; nerve network
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
around the world; throughout the world
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience