nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
incineration; destroy by fire
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea