investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
to be inflated with pride
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
that is to say; so that means
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to ask; to enquire; to query
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
(police) detective; criminal matter
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
number one; first; best; most; game; round
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
heart; guts; nerve; central part