Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
all night long; all through the night
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
several years; a few years
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
small pouch containing a paper charm or talisman
another prefecture; other prefectures
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
all one has; all one's possessions
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)