old person (knowledgeable about events of the distant past); elderly person; elder
prenatal influence of the mother on her unborn baby; teaching one's unborn baby (e.g. by playing music, etc.)
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life
to force out corruption; to drive away misconduct; to clean up; (lit.) to drain out pus
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
who cares?; see if I care; who knows?; how should I know?
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
how; in what way; in what manner
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
export; exportation; efferent
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
amount used; quantity consumed; usage
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
entertainment; amusement; fun
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
to copy (down); to transcribe
copy-and-paste; copypasta (block of text that is copied and pasted across the Internet)
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
point of departure; initial point; starting point
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)