(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
environment; surroundings; circumstances
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
our country; our land; one's own country
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
enterprise; business; company; corporation
deputy minister; assistant minister
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
notice; attention; observation
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
what the hell are you saying?
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
National Police Agency; NPA
secretary (government); director; chief
such; like that; that sort of
nonprosecution; nonindictment
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
non-prosecution; decision not to prosecute; dropping of charges; disposition not to prosecute
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
release; liberation; acquittal
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
settlement out of court; private settlement
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear