index finger; forefinger; second toe
detonator; percussion cap
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
witness stand; witness box
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
feebleness; weakness; weak
goodbye; farewell; so long
District Public Prosecutor's Office
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
later on; eventually; afterwards
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
ninth day of the month; nine days
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
impression; strong belief; conviction
at once; there and then; immediately
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
capable of anything; liable to do
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to have a reason; to have an excuse