to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
unfairness; injustice; partiality
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
draw; tie; quits; even; square
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
physical fight; IRL fight; real match (as opposed to a training match); no-holds-barred fight
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
middle of the night; dead of night