to get information out of a person; to begin listening
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to take advantage of an opportunity
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
many; numerous; various; large number of
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
older brother; elder brother
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
victim; injured party; sufferer
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to show; to bare (the teeth)
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to shout (in anger); to yell
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
disgrace; humiliation; insult