to jar; to creak; to grate
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
way in the past; two (or so) decades (ago)
gekiga; manga with a realistic, dramatic art style and mature themes; kamishibai; storytelling with pictures
fighting spirit (in sport); tenacity
to practice magic; to practise magic
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
eye discharge; eye mucus; sleep
nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
to destroy; to break; to damage
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
(one small) fine-tuning; reworking; easily beating; easily defeating
comparative; comparative degree
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to keep in mind; to memorize
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
(how) many times; (how) often
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
security firm; security company
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
public institution; public organization; official body
global scale; worldwide scale
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly