giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
major incident; major happening; big scandal
busy; having no time (for)
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
prenatal influence of the mother on her unborn baby; teaching one's unborn baby (e.g. by playing music, etc.)
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
aquatic life; water creatures
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to polish up; to shine up
to launch a surprise attack
different opinion; objection
after that (a substantive change occurred)
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to set a watch; to post guards
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon