chemical reaction used to detect residue from gunshots; gunpowder residue; gun shot residue; GSR
trying out a pen; test-writing
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail
extra-large (clothing size); XL
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
end of a road; end of a street
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
bishop wood (Bischofia javanica); barked tree; red tree
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
best (highest) record; new record
leaving everything to someone else
decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle); hideous face
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
latte; caffè latte; radio and television
honorable certificate; honourable certificate
Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)
replica firearm; realistic toy gun with no firing mechanism
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
chatter mark (machine tools)
all right; very well; okay; I got it
cooler box; cooler; cool box
printing; typing; printed character; typed character; character(s) carved onto a seal
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions