National Police Agency; NPA
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
Felix Hoffmann (illustrator)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
Ootsuka Yūzou (1927.1.27-)
good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)
(large) building; public building; hall
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
infancy; childhood; tender age
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
throat; important part; vital area
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
wealthy person; millionaire
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
safety; welfare; well-being