in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
dirty work; unpleasant task
bolt from the blue; great surprise
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
(within a) territory; domains
approval; license; licence; permission
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to become excited; to grow lively
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
private person; individual
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
cannot be helped; unavoidable
conduct; behavior; behaviour
straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor