grim; stern; stark; heartless
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
frequent; densely packed; thick
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
to finger; to tamper (with)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
major cleanup; spring cleaning
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
as you see; as you can see