(arch.) trunk; (arch.) stem; shaft (of an arrow); handle
to charge; to rush; to assault; to flood a company, organization etc. with phone complaints (usu. loosely organized on anonymous online message boards)
red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
source of information; intelligence source; message source
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
(adding) fuel to the fire
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
custom; common practice; habit
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
absence from work without permission
real life; actual life; everyday life
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
warrant; summons; written order
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
coastal waters; adjacent seas
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
of all things (days, etc.)
chronological order; time series
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
assortment; product lineup
(the condition of) one's health
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
answering machine; answerphone
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
first-aid; emergency (aid)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor