little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
kindness; intimacy; friendship
chief (of police); head (of office)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
demilitarization; demilitarisation; demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
competent; suitable; qualified
inscrutable; incomprehensible
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
organization or group behind a crime or act of terror
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
general term; generic name
organs of the state; machinery of the state
unidentifiable; unidentified
SSS rank (esp. in video games)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
abuse; misuse; perversion
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
simply; merely; only; solely
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf