investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
(not) even once; (not) ever
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
exactly as stated; verbatim
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
blow; shock; strike; batting
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to order; to command; to appoint
(another's) daughter; young lady
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
failure; mistake; blunder
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to sniff out; to get wind of