full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
drama; play; powerful drug
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
being in too deep to back out; having gone too far to retreat
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
invited witness; unsworn witness; person of interest; voluntary interviewee; expert advisor; consultative expert
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
transactions; dealings; business
standard; set; routine; decided
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
(police officer's) baton; truncheon; billy club
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
discipline; punishment; reprimand
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
have a good day; take care; see you
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
acquaintance; close friend
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
Ibaraki Prefectural Police (abbr)
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation