civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to speak; to hear a voice
way of talking; speaking style
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
how long; how much; to what extent
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
large build; large pattern
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
hair elastic; hair tie; hair band; rubber band
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)