another kind; different kind; distinct species
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to stray from; to get lost
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
stubborn; obstinate; self-willed; headstrong
on bad terms; at loggerheads
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
moment; brief space of time
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
this and that; one thing or another
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
to meddle (e.g. in a conversation); to butt in; to interfere; to interrupt
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
something like ...; something called ...
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
distrust; unjust suspicion
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
hypothetical condition; unrealized condition
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)