(clenched) fist; knuckles
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
horizontally striped shirt; border shirt
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
smuggling; contraband trade
control; management; supervision
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
(means of) enduring; tiding over; pulling through; food offered to attendants of a funeral
survival; survivor; relic
police van; paddy wagon; prisoner transport vehicle
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
administration of justice; judicature
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
savior; saviour; rescuer; Messiah; Jesus Christ
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
in the morning; during the morning
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
tight; close-fitting; tight (supply and demand); scarce; tight skirt; straight skirt
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
given the circumstances; such being the case
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room