preliminary arrangements; spade work
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
act of terror; terrorist attack
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to complain; to make a complaint
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
duty; obligation; responsibility
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to prevent; to take precautions
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
long ago; already; a long time ago
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
the other day; lately; recently
silence; stillness; quietness
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
true state; actual condition; reality
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
to go past; to pass; to pass by
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
store interior; inside of a shop
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business