adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
catching flies; fly-catcher; flytrap; jumping spider
village office; local administration office in a village
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who doesn't like to make an effort
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
late at night; at a late hour
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
smart rabbit; cunning rabbit; nimble rabbit
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
esoteric writings; Upanishad (sacred Hindu treatises)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
sour look; surly face; pout
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
National Tax Agency (Japan); national taxation agency (e.g. IRS)
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
tax inspection division; tax inspector; tax dick; tax inspection
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
fake; something false; sham; deception