to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
long ago; already; a long time ago
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
same; similar; (just) like; equal
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
mass communication; mass media
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
a little; a bit; slightly
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to lean against; to set against
boarder; boarding student
closing time; lockup; curfew
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
invitation; introduction; temptation
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses