nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
I see; that's right; indeed
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
around the world; throughout the world
order; command; directions; instructions
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
in its entirety; whole; wholly
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
sidelocks; hair at the temples
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
impossible to do (although wants to)
alternating; taking turns
from the viewpoint of; according to
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to become better; to improve
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
article; news story; report; account
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer