returning (to the authorities); restoring
successful bid; winning a tender
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
good humour (humor); good mood
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
writing implement; writing tool
free-use notebook (unruled paper); general-purpose notebook
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
fuga (placeholder name for a variable, similar to foobar)
digital watch; digital clock
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
the Pied Piper of Hamelin
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
on-the-spot interview by surrounding reporters
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
progress; advance; improvement; development
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
doorstop interview; doorstep interview; on-the-move interview; informal interview in which reporters surround a public figure and prod him for an off-the-cuff response