rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
regret; repentance; remorse
being argued into silence; being left speechless
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
materials; data; document
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
section manager; section chief
chief (of police); head (of office)
power; authority; jurisdiction
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
continuous shooting (photography); consecutive shooting; rapid shooting
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
that day; the very same day
poisoning; kill by poison
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
continuation; succession; series
import; importation; introduction; afferent
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
lack of appetite; anorexia
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to claim victims; to leave casualties