personal (employee); employed; retained
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to push aside; to brush aside
way of speaking; intimation
dominion; territory; possession
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
offense and defense; offence and defence
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill