the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
that's a different matter; that's a different story
New Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite
disclosure; exposure; revelation
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
serious damage; heavy damage; being wrecked; thrashing (an opponent); crushing; giving a drubbing
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
intercept; interception; counter-attack
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
degenerate; pervert; deviant
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
press corps; group of reporters
under the staircase; understairs
hairline; borders of the hair
long slits (esp. of eyes)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression