vinyl chloride; chloroethylene
nuclear power station; NPS
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; (lit.) wifely role
Special Assault Team; SAT
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
upon arrival of an item (items); as soon as one arrives
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
SAT; Scholastic Assessment Test; Scholastic Aptitude Test
one group; one squad; group one; squad one; entire group; entire squad
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
hidden camera; spy camera
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
getting on and off; embarking and disembarking
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
family vacation; family trip
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
leaving school during a term
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
to work without sleep or rest
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
wounded person; injured person
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in