heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
arrest on a separate charge
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to blow off; to be blown off
secret information; intelligence
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
by your leave; with your permission
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
social dance; ballroom dancing
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
the real criminal; true culprit
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
everybody; every last one of them; all
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
armed forces; military; troops
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)