fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
social status; social position
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
in its entirety; whole; wholly
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
relatively; comparatively
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
hostility; animosity; enmity
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
this occasion; at this time; now
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
society; public; community; social studies
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
impossible; unlikely; improbable
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back