smoked glass; tinted glass
reigning; controlling; dictating
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
police cell; place of detention; jail
referring a case to a public prosecutor
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
release; liberation; acquittal
white (complexion); fair-skinned
point at issue; axis of a conflict; focus of confrontation
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
good impression; favorable impression
makikomi (judo throw); vehicle accident involving a turn (e.g. when a car turns and hits a bicycle that was going straight); left-turn accident; right-turn accident
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
severe; strict; tough; hard
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance