exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
shop; small store; business; firm
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
staff member; station employee; official
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
locker room; changing room; dressing room
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
molester; groper; masher; pervert
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
this or that person; anybody; many people
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
last week; the week before
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
feeling; sense; impression
unconfirmed; unidentified
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
if it is the case that ...
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
genuine article; real thing; real deal