to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to be born; to come into the world
madness; insanity; madman; mania; craze; obsession
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
outbreak of war; starting a war
end of war; cessation of hostilities
dark of the heart; depths of the human mind; (arch.) distress about one's beloved child
madness; craziness; insanity
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
old body; aged person; elderly person
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
for show; for appearance's sake; ostentatiously; to look good
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
top recommendation; something highly recommended
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
gunfight; firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
point of compromise; common ground
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned