protection; shield; shadow of eaves
two locks (e.g. on bicycles); double lock (e.g. on door)
to be accustomed to reading
demitasse; small coffee cup
voluntary questioning (by the police); voluntary interview
to be burned to ashes; to come to nothing
reference line; base line; baseline; datum line
(crime of) inflicting bodily injury resulting in death
malignancy; viciousness; underhandedness
active player; player on the active list
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
nearly equal; almost identical; approximately equal (to); approximately equals sign
dropping the "ra" in the potential form of verbs formed with "-rareru"
external character; user-defined character; kanji not included in the jōyō or jinmeiyō list; foreign letters (esp. of a western language); foreign writing
ashamed deep down in one's heart; blushing with shame when one remembers something
to fill in time; to stall (e.g. an audience)
tax included (e.g. price); before tax (e.g. salary)
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
(the crime of) aiding and abetting a suicide
chief investigator; head of the investigation; lead investigator
to speak one's mind; to speak very frankly
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
drawing a figure; drawing a diagram; construction
job description; job specification; job content
start of a sentence, phrase, etc.
ideogram; ideograph; ideographic script
street-level store; shop facing the street
jumping along in a squatting position; bunny-hopping
to apologize for a long neglect of friends (apologise)
committing every evil; being given to evil ways; following the path of evil
incessant; uninterrupted; continuous
flippant; saucy; know-all
charge for a telephone call
item-by-item discussion; itemized discussion; detailed exposition; detailed discussion
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt