reception room; parlor; parlour
to have an uneasy conscience
Cadillac (automotive brand); Cadillac
to be talented; to be able
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
son of a bitch; piece of shit
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to flare up; to fly into a rage
without thinking of the consequences
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to get angry; to lose one's temper
history of; experience of
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
leaving everything up to someone else
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
rapid-fire gun or cannon; talking rapidly; barrage of words or questions
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable