to finish printing; to print off
police; policeman; police officer
armoured car (for transporting valuables); security van
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)
to become bright; to become clear
the whole line; all lines; the whole ship
high-voltage current; high-tension current
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
lacking a plan; haphazard
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
in swarms; in great crowds
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
share; portion; quota; cut
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time