war; fighting; fierce competition
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
so; like this; in this way
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
hospitalization; hospitalisation
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to leave one's post; to walk out on one's job
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
transfer student; student changing schools
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
like this; this sort; this way
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university