(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
muddy water; red-light district
in the fire; in the flames; burning (something); throwing into the fire; committing to the flames
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
poor piece of writing; my poor writing
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
maid; helper; help; assistance
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
outrageous lie; outright lie
vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
women's basketball; girls' basketball
sense of duty (obligation)
bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
light brown; golden brown; tan
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
light brown; golden brown
performance of one's official duties
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
the whole school; all the schools
whole-school assembly; assembly of the whole school
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
audio; audio equipment (esp. high-end)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite