international agreement; accord
circular bento box; something ring-shaped; handcuffs
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
rebate; commission; kickback
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
Interpol; International Criminal Police Organization (Organisation)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
to eat too much; to overeat
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to eagerly look forward to
a little; a bit; slightly
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
sales promotion; hard selling
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
military of the Empire of Japan
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)