monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
heart; guts; nerve; central part
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
vigorously (burning); furiously; fiercely
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
with a momentary flash of light
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
front; frontage; facade; main
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to fall on one's backside
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat