in comparison to; rather than
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
ten; 10; ten years of age
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
sun; saint; San (people); son
to gather; to collect; to assemble
random; unintentional; unintended
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away