mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to detain; to take into custody
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
tradition; legend; folklore
female company president; female CEO
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
whereabout; about where; how much
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
cartoon-character costume
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded