to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
forcibly; against one's will
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
popular name; common name; given name
organization name; organisation name
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
to be found; to be discovered
support; backing; aid; assistance
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
failure; mistake; blunder
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
personality; character; individuality; personhood
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to lose a quarrel; to lose an argument; to be talked down
senility; dotage; decrepitude
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
along the road; along the way
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to make a lasting impression