expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
(police officer's) baton; truncheon; billy club
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan); to call 110; to call the police
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
another prefecture; other prefectures
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
silent phone call (form of harassment)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
guard; security guard; security officer
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
sense of rhythm; rhythmical sense
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
heart sound; cardiac sound
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
in order; sequential; seriatim
wherein; therein; thereinto
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to backfire; to have a harmful result
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)