to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to shout (in anger); to yell
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
thawing of snow; thaw; thaw (in relations)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
just the other day; quite recently
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
commencing with; including