wearing sandals; informal; casual
college jacket; baseball jacket
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
arrogant; impudent; haughty; boastful
Island; insula; island; islet
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
Osaka Prefectural Police (abbr)
entire prefecture; every prefecture
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
another prefecture; other prefectures
store brand; straight bond; station break; full-back (in soccer); social business
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; HR; heart rate
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to translate; to interpret
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
to cultivate a better understanding
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)