heinous criminal; vicious criminal
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
to maintain; to continue to have
belief; faith; conviction
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to nip (something) in the bud
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
not necessarily so; is not always true
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
this world; this life; world of the living
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
tool; implement; means; furniture
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
in one's hands; in one's control
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
interference; meddling; butting in
back off!; leave me alone!
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)