prefectural assembly member
firm; strong; solid; stable
inheritance from a parent
adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly; act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly
unpublished; not yet announced
review (of learned material); revision
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to put on airs; to assume importance
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps