direct appeal; direct petition
security police; special police; special; TV special; 78-rpm record; standard play (VHS recording speed); SP
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to manage something successfully; to be successful
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
many; much; plenty; hardly
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
none of your business; not your concern
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
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)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
deliverer; deliveryman; delivery person
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler