great numbers; numerical superiority
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
to manage; to arrange; to see to (a matter); to consult (with); to talk (to)
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)
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
pending question; unresolved problem
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
throwaway; disposable; single-use
someone; a certain person
to palm off; to force a sale
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
different opinion; objection
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to someone's name
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone; (lit.) to gather chestnuts from the fire
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible