rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
wounded person; injured person
at a young age; while still young
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
right (to do something); authority; power
facial flushing; drink-reddened face; having a hoarse voice after drinking; raspiness caused by over-drinking
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
locality; local area; local stock exchange; local dealer
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
work; business; company; study
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
interest; rights; concession
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
showing special confidence and courtesy (to someone, often to convince them to take a post, etc.)
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to smash violently; to crush
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
burglary; burglar; closet