prowling about; traveling in secret; travelling in secret
subdural hematoma; subdural hemorrhage; subdural haemorrhage
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
visit; presence; attendance
escorted person; person being guarded; ballast tamper; tamping machine
wear; clothing; dress; ware; goods
squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)
initial investigation (by police)
water heater; (domestic) boiler
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
continuous shooting (photography); consecutive shooting; rapid shooting
lack of appetite; anorexia
(coming through) loud and clear
repair workshop; garage; repairman
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
shaman (Okinawa, Amami); medium; exorcist
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
letter of resignation; request for retirement
citizen of a prefecture; prefectural citizen
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard; second-place horse
to rank next to; to come after
Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report