doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
(personal) background check
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
(very) patient; persevering
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
(made of) stone; stone-built
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
under the orders of; by order (command)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
natural (physical) environment
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little