to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
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 tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
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
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
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 unattended; neglecting; abandoning
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to lean against; to set against
boarder; boarding student
closing time; lockup; curfew
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
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
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
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)