article; news story; report; account
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
talk; conversation; dialogue
usual; normal; stereotyped
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
connection; link; relationship
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
passion for gambling; fondness for speculation; speculative spirit
riskiness; (level of) danger
to hide; to keep to oneself
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to smash; to break into pieces
rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun
enraged outcry; loud protest; being bitterly criticized by others; being loudly denounced by others
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
outsider; someone outside of a group
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
keyboard warrior; Internet tough guy
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to drink up; to drain (cup)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos