to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
sasumata; man catcher; two-pronged weapon for catching criminals
station; office; guardroom
(a place) out of one's reach
Hominidae (family of great apes)
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
oyaki; fried round wheat or buckwheat flour cake with various fillings; imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
voice quality; type of voice
mix-up; mistake; misunderstanding
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
prepayment; advance payment
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head