dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
to pay attention; to be watchful
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
height (of a person); stature
difference; variation; difference
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to anticipate; to foresee
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
used women's clothing such as bloomers and high-school sailor-suit uniforms (esp. as a source of sexual arousal)
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
otherwise; or else; if not
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
regular customer; valued client
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
stolen goods; stolen article; loot; spoils
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
addition; annexation; appendage
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
I appreciate your efforts
transactions; dealings; business
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger