what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to let an opportunity slip
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
in succession; one after another
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
degree of attention; profile
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
stress relief; getting rid of stress
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
emotional wall; internal barrier
just past noon; afternoon
prosperity; flourishing; thriving