uncool; tacky; lame; corny
time; season; period; phase; stage
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
contrived; false-sounding
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
autopsy; post-mortem (examination); (coroner's) inquest; examination of a body to determine if a crime has been committed
report of death; notification of a death
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryō system)
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
superintendent supervisor; assistant commissioner (UK, Aus. etc.)
(social) class; rank; grade
(economic) depression; recession; slump
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
letting (someone) die without helping
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
personal; individual; private
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
upskilling; improving one's skills
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
first thing in the morning
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
ardent; passionate; vehement
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
interception (email); wiretap; bug