dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
routine work; everyday work
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
good humour (humor); good mood
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
occasional; infrequent; rare
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
indeed; really; truly; very much
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
nothing but; except; no more than
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
desperation; struggle to the death
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to investigate; to examine
continuation; succession; series; continuous
offender; criminal; culprit
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
(suffering) damage; injury; harm