unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to investigate; to examine
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
to extort; to shake down (for money)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
though; notwithstanding; although
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
inundation; submersion; flood
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to become dim; to become blurred
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
light; right; right field; right fielder
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
barrette; hair clasp; hair slide
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
sling; sling (e.g. Singapore sling); cargo sling; baby sling
since the dawn of history
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
leather; leather-bound; leathern