Stimulants Control Law (1951)
reservation; order acceptance
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
in any case; whatever the case may be
making-of; behind-the-scenes; making; creating
isn't it; right?; you know?
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
elementary and middle schools
semiconductor; solid-state
hostess (in a hostess bar)
(arch.) way; (arch.) road; way to ...; road to ...
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
special radio or television programme; television special
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
will not do; do not; does not
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
article to be delivered; present
value; worth; virtue; blessing
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left