hunting ground; hunting preserve
holding tightly; squeezing; onigiri; rice ball; (accepting a) bribe
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to slide down; to slip down
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
condemn the offense, but not the offender
personification; impersonation; embodiment
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
hot summer day; day on which the temperature reaches at least 25°C
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
dozens; scores of; decades
going around; patrol; round; tour
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
sticker; (adhesive) label
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
carrying out one's original intention
self-torturing; masochistic
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
thin udon noodles (served chilled)
(speaking) with hesitation; falteringly; in a small voice; struggling for words; in fits and starts; awkwardly
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
omitted character; omitted letter
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
to change completely; to change suddenly
to make a typo; to type the wrong character
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
another kind; different kind; distinct species
job application form; employee satisfaction
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)