porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
bogus company; paper company
Jōji era (of the Northern Court) (1362.9.23-1368.2.18); Teiji era
Special Assault Team; SAT
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
party given in recognition of a person's services
motorcycle police; white-colored police motorcycle
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
one's younger days; when one was young
to appear in the newspaper
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
signature; signing; sealing
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
health management; health maintenance; health care
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
article to be delivered; present
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly