it's no joke; gimme a break!
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
good young man; agreeable youth
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
woman; female; feminine gender
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
armoured vehicle; armored vehicle
duty; function; office; mission; task
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
nation-wide hookup; nationwide broadcast
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
each; (arch.) you (plural)
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse