animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
at work; in the midst of work; working
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
novel; story; (work of) fiction
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
badger game (scheme in which a man has his wife or lover seduce another man to blackmail him)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
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)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
still; even now; to this day
surprise; something unexpected
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to order; to command; to appoint
no, not like that (but like this)
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy