direct unforked road; straight path
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in the meanwhile; during the time
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
rather; sooner; preferably
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
anonymity; using an assumed name
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
other crimes; further offenses; further offences
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway