premeditated crime; deliberate crime
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
strip-searching; security check
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to poke each other; to jab each other
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
accompanied by a man; accompanied by men
all right; very well; okay; I got it
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
candy-coated fruit (usu. a plum) on a stick
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options