to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
curiosity; inquisitiveness
rise; improvement; uptrend
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
doing whatever one pleases
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
normal practice; proper practice
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)