cancellation; writing off (a debt); indicating a long sound in kana; tug o' war; tug of war
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
police; police officer; police station
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
river; stream; River; the ... river
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
deadly serious; deadly earnest
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
internal organs; intestines; viscera
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
explosion; rupture; break off
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
realistic; graphic; true to life
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
equality; impartiality; evenness
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter