cunning; wiliness; craftiness
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
things at hand; personal belongings
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
institute of technology; technological university; technical university; engineering college
working adult; full-fledged member of society
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
two (long cylindrical things)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
important witness; material witness; primary witness; prime suspect
institute of technology; technological university; technical university; engineering college
strangling (to death); strangulation
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
by myself; in person; by oneself
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
stretcher; litter; gurney
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see