assertion; declaration; affirmation
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
poly-; polyethylene; police; polyphonic
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
1,000,000; one million; million; many
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (now Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ)
bill strap; currency strap; currency band; wrapper band; newspaper band
number; number plate; license plate
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
way; method; means; resource; course
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport