lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus); lemon grass
one's own way of thinking; one's independent approach
self-centered; stuck on oneself
lost property; something dropped and left behind
custody; detention; confinement
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
source of information; intelligence source; message source
earnings from a part-time job
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
to rule; to govern; to administer
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
popular person; favorite; favourite
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
extermination; annihilation
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store