desperation; struggle to the death
profiting while others fight
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
interruption; suspension; break
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
bolt from the blue; great surprise
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
absorption; suction; attraction
honorific affix; honorific prefix
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
having the luck to escape trouble (your behaviour has landed you in)
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
nervousness; oversensitivity
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
to accomplish something; to leave a mark; to make an impression; to build a track record
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge