life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
settlement; permanent residency
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
one's own work; making by oneself
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
strongish; somewhat strong
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
as usual; as is one's habit
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected