to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
going off to urinate together
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
prohibition; ban; embargo
pornographic magazine or book sold wrapped in plastic
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
comprehension; understanding
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
presentation techniques; way of showing something
marks or dots written alongside a word to indicate stress or draw the reader's attention; emphasis mark; guiding marks written beside kanji to facilitate reading of kanbun
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
short pause; short interval
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
small number; few; minority
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
personal; individual; private
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
being startled; getting a shock
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
trial; judgement; judgment
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces