without; but if; otherwise; or else
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
armed forces; military; troops
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
in its entirety; whole; wholly
how long; how much; to what extent
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to think constantly about; to dwell on
(not) even once; (not) ever
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
one example of (when there are more examples)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...