sudden impulse; passing fancy
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to be at a loss for words
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
police; police officer; police station
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
short distance; short range; short-haul
railgun (gun in which a conductive projectile is propelled using electromagnetic force)
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
light brown; golden brown; tan
as a child; when one was a child
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to ask a high price; to overcharge
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
ingenuity; resourcefulness
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
reaction; response; reaction
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
killing time; staving off boredom
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
class-A; A class; A grade