learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
body build; physique; frame
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
aggressiveness; aggression
to be hesitant; to feel timid
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
called; known as; that; to say
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
loosely organized criminal gang; non-yakuza organized crime group
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake