vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
to clear up; to become cloudless
with one's mouth wide open; gapingly
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
long (time); protracted; prolonged
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); anaguma castle (defensive opening)
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
strategy meeting; council of war
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
selection; choice; screening
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
clerk; office worker; office staff
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to be sooty; to be stained
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day