keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish
(railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)
spirits (distilled beverage)
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
Leophld; Leopold; Leopoldo
idiot; fool; idiocy; stupidity
brain tumor; brain tumour
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
elementary, junior high and high school
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
person holding a dan rank; black belt (martial arts); dan player (go, shogi)
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
depopulation; declining population
special investigation department
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
inspection; examination; survey
benjamin fig (Ficus benjamina); weeping fig; ficus
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
party; social event; get-together; compa (Haitian dance music); konpa; kompa
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
sex establishment; brothel