disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
government service; the bureaucracy
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
box; box-shape; cube-type
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
clinical study; clinical trial
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
number of times; frequency; count
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
playability; game-like quality
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
black ball; black, round sigil; pupil; black candy
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
labor; labour; toil; hardship
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
rational; reasonable; logical
only recently; just of late
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)