listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
to call a person's attention (to)
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
addition; adding; supplement
fourth dimension; four dimensions; 4D
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to chase; to run after; to pursue
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
(dead) end; end of the line
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
investigator; interrogator
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
severe earthquake; violent tremor
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
just who do you think you are?
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
self-justification; excuse
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
body; physical system; (the) person
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
reorganization; reorganisation; restructuring
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)