predation; eating prey; preying upon
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
to join; to piece together; to set (bones); to graft (onto a tree)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
covering; protection; backing; relief
piling up; multiple layers
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to smash; to break into pieces
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
abandoned child; foundling
muddy water; red-light district
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
splinters of glass; glass shards
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
to call each other; to call out to one another
to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)
point of departure; initial point; starting point
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
going straight on; going straight ahead
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
simple and clear; plain and simple
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
swinging back; aftershock; backlash
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
common knowledge; well-known fact
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
something like ...; something called ...