tap; faucet; tap (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
only extant copy; only existing copy
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
certainly; surely; definitely
somewhat dangerous; rather risky; a bit dicey; rather amazing; quite good; pretty cool
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
both (people); the two of them
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
shame; disgrace; (sexual) violation; rape
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
complex (i.e. a group of facilities on the same site)
Idu (archaic writing system that uses Chinese characters to represent the Korean language)
stay of execution; suspended sentence
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
executable (e.g. executable file); capable of putting into practice
square metre; square meter
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
smoothly; easily; readily
bounty hunter; bounty hunting
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
hall of offerings (at a shrine)
loading (of cargo, freight, etc.); stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
police headquarters; main office; this office