police; police officer; police station
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
pension (Western-style boardinghouse)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
in succession; one by one
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
tension; mental strain; nervousness
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
even more; still more; further
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
it's probably so; it stands to reason
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
time; season; period; phase; stage
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
reddish-brown; yellowish-brown
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to pierce through; to break through
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
roller coaster; coaster (small mat for drinks); coaster brake
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice