injury; inflicting bodily injury
Second Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating white-collar crimes like fraud, bribery, embezzlement and election violations
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
person around thirty years old (esp. a woman)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
minority group (party); minority
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
blow; shock; strike; batting
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
sense of touch; tactile; haptic; hair style with long bangs
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
person who has rendered distinguished service
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
personality; style; appearance
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
robbery; robbery case; burglary
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better