since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
preliminary investigation
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
natto (fermented soybeans)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
home area; home town; local
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
hostility; animosity; enmity
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
pickled vegetables; pickles
no, not like that (but like this)