to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
item; article; dish; course; finest item
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to make a speech; to address
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
since; henceforth; ever since
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
neat (personal appearance); tidy
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
bronze color; copper color
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
complexion; colour; color; blood red
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to gain weight; to put on weight
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy; to be flabby; to lose firmness; to slosh about; to be overflowing (with liquid)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
deep-seated grudge; hatred
an assortment; combination