to turn left; to turn to the left
inspector general; commissioner
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
happy memory; sweet memory
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
upper reaches of a river; upstream
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
Nagano (city, prefecture)
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
public telephone; pay phone
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
stepwise; one step at a time
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
escaping from prison; jailbreak
and (also); both ... and; as well as
discipline; training; teaching manners
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
very busy (person or thing)
as soon as possible; ASAP
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
transfer; transport; removal
scandal; deplorable event
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness