bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
on the sea; surface of the sea
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
guard; security (officer); guardsman
special investigation department
District Public Prosecutor's Office
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
property; fortune; assets
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
single word; a few words; brief comment
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
marketable securities; stocks and bonds
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)