going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
related to; in relation to
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
outcast; misfit; deviant; maverick; nonconformist
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
somewhere to go; place to go
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; palanquin; litter; lower back; waist
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
organizational capability; organisational capability
underground (film, theater, etc.); unconventional; alternative; underground (economy, press, etc.); unofficial; illegal
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
boring; dull; uninteresting
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
World War II (1939-1945); WWII
harmful animal; pest; vermin
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
helper; assistant; help; assistance
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to half-rise to one's feet
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance