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Odd Taxi · ep 03
Beware of Borrowed Plumes
付け焼き刃に御用心
A wanted man with a gun climbs into Odokawa's taxi during another ordinary shift.
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N4 · 4
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01
続報
ぞくほう
noun
follow-up report, further news
N1
02
捜索願
そうさくねがい
noun
missing person search request
N1
03
取り下げる
とりさげる
v1
to withdraw, to retract
N2
04
人づてに
ひとづてに
adverb
through someone else, via an intermediary
N1
05
家出
いえで
noun
running away from home
N3
06
口止め
くちどめ
noun
silencing, gag order, hush money
N1
07
表向き
おもてむき
adverb
on the surface, officially, ostensibly
N2
08
ズブズブ
ずぶずぶ
adverb
deeply entangled, in cahoots
N1
09
ハメる
はめる
v1
to set someone up, to frame
N1
10
心当たり
こころあたり
noun
having a clue, idea about something
N2
11
入れ知恵
いれぢえ
noun
coaching, putting ideas in someone's head
N1
12
上納金
じょうのうきん
noun
tribute money, dues paid to a superior
N1
13
恩義
おんぎ
noun
debt of gratitude, obligation
N1
14
十中八九
じっちゅうはっく
adverb
nine times out of ten, in all probability
N1
15
取り巻き
とりまき
noun
entourage, hangers-on
N1
16
吹聴する
ふいちょうする
suru-verb
to spread around, to blab, to broadcast
N1
17
シノギ
しのぎ
noun
criminal hustle, source of income (yakuza slang)
N1
18
見栄を張る
みえをはる
expression
to keep up appearances, to put on airs
N2
19
証拠
しょうこ
noun
evidence, proof
N3
20
失墜
しっつい
noun
downfall, fall from grace
N1
21
片棒を担ぐ
かたぼうをかつぐ
expression
to be an accomplice, to help carry out a scheme
N1
22
小悪党
こあくとう
noun
petty villain, small-time crook
N1
23
強盗
ごうとう
noun
robbery, robber
N2
24
賭けに出る
かけにでる
expression
to take a gamble, to make a bold bet
N2
25
正義感
せいぎかん
noun
sense of justice
N2
26
執着
しゅうちゃく
noun
attachment, obsession
N2
27
危害
きがい
noun
harm, injury, damage to a person
N1
28
動揺
どうよう
noun
agitation, being shaken, rattled
N2
29
虚勢
きょせい
noun
bluff, empty bravado
N1
30
くれぐれも
くれぐれも
adverb
please, I urge you, be sure to
N2
31
否応なしに
いやおうなしに
adverb
whether one likes it or not, inevitably
N1
32
把握
はあく
noun
grasp, comprehension, keeping track of
N2
33
交友関係
こうゆうかんけい
noun
social connections, circle of friends
N2
34
付け焼き刃
つけやきば
noun
superficial skill, hastily acquired knowledge
N1
35
類語
るいご
noun
synonym
N2
36
諦める
あきらめる
v1
to give up, to resign oneself
N4
37
スペック
すぺっく
noun
personal specs, qualifications (for dating)
N1
38
需要
じゅよう
noun
demand (as in supply and demand)
N2
39
凌駕する
りょうがする
suru-verb
to surpass, to exceed, to outdo
N1
40
妬む
ねたむ
v5m
to be jealous, to envy
N2
41
土地勘
とちかん
noun
familiarity with a place, local knowledge
N2
42
さかのぼる
さかのぼる
v5r
to go back in time, to trace back
N3
43
噂
うわさ
noun
rumor
N3
44
無事
ぶじ
na-adj
safe; unharmed
N4
45
原因
げんいん
noun
cause
N4
46
協力
きょうりょく
suru-verb
cooperation
N3
47
必死
ひっし
na-adj
desperate
N3
48
信頼関係
しんらいかんけい
noun
relationship of trust
N2
49
ユスリ
ユスリ
noun
extortion
N1
50
手に入れる
てにいれる
v1
to obtain
N4
51
疑いが晴れる
うたがいがはれる
expression
to be cleared of suspicion
N2
52
納得する
なっとくする
suru-verb
to accept; be convinced
N3