yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to gain strength; to increase ability
attack; drive; advance; invasion
here and there; everywhere
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
safety; welfare; well-being
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
each and all; every single one; everybody
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
drama; theatre; theater; play
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
way (of doing); manner; method; means
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...