gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
simultaneous; all at once
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
had better ...; had better not ...
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
because of; owing to; due to
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
juvenile prison; juvenile corrective institution
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
underworld; underside of society
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
one after another; in succession
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother