techniques for arresting criminals; arrest technique
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
with a rattling sound; with a (gentle) clinking sound; rapping (on a door); (cooking) at a simmer; (boiling) gently; (bubbling) lightly
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
health; healthy; sound; fit
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
thin; slender; slim; skinny
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
kitchen; financial situation; finances
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
special training; intensive training; crash course
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
one meal; one meal (a day)
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals