boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
look!; there!; here!; that is
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to intervene; to stop (something)
the same rank; equality; apposition
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
arbitration; intercession; mediation
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
determination; resolution
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
chonmage; topknot hairstyle worn by men in the Edo period, and sumo wrestlers today; please do (for me)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
I; me; we; us; you (plural)
secondary; of secondary importance
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
an instant; a split second; no time at all
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually