without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
victory stand; winners' podium
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
book; volume; this; present; main; head
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
within; inside of; less than
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
ingenuity; resourcefulness