perception; sensing; noticing
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
indicate reason; infers some protest
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
suicide by hanging; hanging oneself
partly open; in half bloom
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
carrying out one's original intention
public telephone; pay phone
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
rearrangement; reorganization; recounting (an event)
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
paste; glue; clothing starch
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
intellectual crime; white-collar crime; intellectual criminal; smart criminal
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
armchair theory; impracticable theory
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)