property damage (not including ships, buildings, planes and documents)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
official name; formal name
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
last night; yesterday evening
kitchen; financial situation; finances
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
postscript; PS; P.S.; pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio); queen crab; champagne crab (Hypothalassia armata)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
height of; middle of; full bloom
time; season; period; phase; stage
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
long ago; a long time ago; already