and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
evening; night; nighttime
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
famous (musical) recording; famous record; excellent record
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
Niigata (city, prefecture)
honour; honor; glory; renown
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
food and drink; eating and drinking
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
little by little; bit by bit
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line