diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
news media; news organization; newspeople; people in the press
accurate; correct; precise; exact
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
corridor; hallway; passageway
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
(juvenile) delinquent; Yankee; Yank; American
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
reformed delinquent; former delinquent youth
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
evening school; night school
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
biological parent; real parent
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
national network broadcast; nation-wide broadcast
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
diminished capacity; diminished responsibility
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
hating; strongly disliking