usually; under usual circumstances
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
guidelines for action; personal principles
(police) detective; criminal matter
to investigate; to examine
precondition; prerequisite
contrary to one's expectations
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
strong-willed; strong of heart
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to strangle; to constrict
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
gradually; slowly but steadily
to smash down; to beat in
central nervous system; CNS
naughty; mischievous; unruly
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby