brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
I see; that's right; indeed
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
supplementary examination
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
boy; son; baby boy; young man