to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
rich kid; person who grew up wealthy
prefectural assembly member
infancy; childhood; tender age
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
in line with this; therefore
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to be prolonged; to drag on
about here; in this neighborhood
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
a little bit; a little while
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
act of violence; violent behavior
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
very interesting; of great interest
coming out (as gay, etc.)
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over