pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
to lure someone; to entice someone
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
everybody; every last one of them; all
directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
(not) so much; (not) that much
materials; data; document
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
script; screenplay; scenario
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
nightlife districts; drinking districts
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
four characters; four letters
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling