both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
self-interest; selfish desire
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
many; much; plenty; hardly
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to surround; to crowd around
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to drop; to let fall; to omit
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
nape (of the neck); nucha