miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
organization name; organisation name
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
concealment; suppression; hiding
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
back street; back alley; off-street
secret; private; surreptitious
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
vice; immorality; corruption
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
another time; some other time
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
looking depressed; long face
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
indigenous language; local language; vernacular; native tongue
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem