fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
how many people; a number of people
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
arrest; apprehension; capture
surname; family name; last name
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
until now; so far; up to the present
because of; owing to; due to
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually