nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
they; those guys; those fellows
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
at once; immediately; right now
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
legend; folklore; tradition
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
Third Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating theft, burglary, shoplifting, etc.
to say; to be called; to do
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
complete stranger; total stranger
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
red-hot iron; swords and guns; gunfire; termagancy; violent temper; gambler; red flesh of lean tuna
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
how; in what way; how about
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable