required subject; compulsory course
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to incur someone's enmity
having no idea; having no clue
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
strongish; somewhat strong
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to triumph; to be elated with success
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to fall flat; to fall face down
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
with these words; while saying
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to come to one's senses; to calm down
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
accomplice; co-conspirator
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart