security equipment (pepper spray, taser, batons, etc.); anti-theft device
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
automatic door-locking system (for apartments, etc.)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
last days; the end; one's fate
to pour water on; to irrigate
hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
vocational school; technical school
exploration party; expedition team
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
beef cutlet (usu. deep-fried and breaded)
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
speech; expression; wording; language
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
striking; remarkable; considerable
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)