hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
first instance; first trial
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
life imprisonment; imprisonment for life; indefinite imprisonment
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
Spain; Spanish (language)
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to be fated to; be linked by fate
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
desperation; struggle to the death
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
innocence; being not guilty
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
the real criminal; true culprit
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)