My words

恐喝

きょうかつ

blackmail, extortion, threat (to extort money)

上限

じょうげん

upper limit, maximum

吹かす

ふかす

to smoke (a cigarette), to behave as ..., to accelerate, to rev up

理不尽

りふじん

unreasonable, irrational, outrageous, absurd

解雇

かいこ

discharge, dismissal

不本意

ふほんい

reluctant, unwilling, involuntary, unintentional

誠実

せいじつ

sincere, honest, faithful

投手

とうしゅ

pitcher

装甲車

そうこうしゃ

armoured vehicle, armored vehicle

盗み聞き

ぬすみぎき

eavesdropping, tapping

腹話術

ふくわじゅつ

ventriloquism

手際

てぎわ

performance, skill, tact

手際良く

てぎわよく

efficiently, skillfully, cleverly

過剰

かじょう

excess, over-

接触

せっしょく

touch, contact

出だし

でだし

start, beginning

催眠

さいみん

hypnotism

茶飯事

さはんじ

commonly occurring thing, commonplace event, bread and butter item

知ったかぶり

しったかぶり

pretending to know

爆裂

ばくれつ

exploding

記載

きさい

record, statement, description, mention, listing, registration, booking, entry

横断

おうだん

crossing, transverse

税務署

ぜいむしょ

tax office

記号

きごう

symbol, code, sign, notation

衣替え

ころもがえ

seasonal change of clothing, changing (ones) dress for the season, renovation, facelift, changing appearance

世界遺産

せかいいさん

World Heritage (cultural, natural, etc.), World Cultural and Natural Heritage (UNESCO)

国旗

こっき

national flag

童貞

どうてい

virginity (esp. of a man), male virgin, (Catholic) nun

ライノベ

ラノベ

young-adult fiction

募る

つのる

to grow violent, to become stronger, to become worse, to invite contributions, etc., to solicit help, participation, etc., to recruit (e.g. soldiers)