to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
countenance; visage; (facial) features; honor (honour); face; dignity
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
modesty; humility; being humble
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
attendance; presence; appearance
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
extremely dangerous; full of peril
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
furious facial expression
article left behind (at a crime scene, after death, etc.)
on the strength of numbers
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
testimony; (verbal) evidence
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
source of information; intelligence source; message source
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)