civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
one difficulty; one danger
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
right under; directly below
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
to begin; to set about; to start
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
choices; alternatives; options
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
bento; Japanese box lunch
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
help; assistance; service