broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to lose heart; to lose motivation
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
police; police officer; police station
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
hostility; antagonism; opposition
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
indoor drying; hanging clothes to dry indoors
to fix (e.g. to a wall); to secure; to install; to plant
rising; ascending; climbing
bacterium; bacteria; germ
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
high-grade charcoal produced from ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots
all over Japan; throughout Japan
commencing with; including
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
smuggling; contraband trade
Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; madake
Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)