cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
drug trafficking; dealing in illegal drugs
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
sound of a button or switch being pressed
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
Astro Boy (Japanese anime character)
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
tank (military vehicle); chariot
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
and yet; though; when; in spite of
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to watch over; to watch attentively
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
invitation; introduction; temptation
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
suddenly; all of a sudden
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
ratio; proportion; percentage
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
heart-warming; kind-hearted; warm-hearted; considerate; kind; heartfelt