grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
(police) detective; criminal matter
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
of course; certainly; naturally
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
public telephone; pay phone
northerly (wind); from the north
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to investigate; to examine
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to be exposed to wind; to (go out to) get some air