poly-; polyethylene; police; polyphonic
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
scandal; deplorable event
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
innocent verdict; "not guilty" verdict
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
Japanese sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis)
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
professional killer; hit man
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
big catch (fishing); good haul
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
cannot be helped; unavoidable
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry