someone (something) not to be trifled with
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
fine view; beautiful sight
borrowing without returning
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
martial arts demonstration; martial arts training
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
poultry farm; chicken farm
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
decrease; reduction; decline
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
progress; advance; making (good) progress
departure; leaving; going away; recession
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
article; thing; object; property; real estate
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
work; business; company; study
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
professional killer; hit man