in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
minimum; at the very least
personal; individual; private
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
time series; chronological order; chronology
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to incur someone's enmity
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
wide turn; detour; the long way around
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
murder; killing; murderer
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation