pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
scene; spectacle; sight; view
calamity; disaster; misfortune
one by one; one after another; successively
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
news programme; news program
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
to come and go; to go back and forth
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
without; but if; otherwise; or else
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
24 hours; twenty-four hours
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)