careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
merman; half man-half fish
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
column of water; water column
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked; measurement
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
(police) detective; criminal matter
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
sickle and chain (weapon)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to become inverted; to become reversed
to know (a person); to think
to be detained; to take time
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights