imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
world situation; world affairs
killing and wounding; bloodshed
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to shake one's head (in denial)
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
excursion; field trip; school trip
news; word; tidings; omen
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
first match (in a series)
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to employ; to hire; to charter
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information