20 years old; (arch.) twenty
countenance; features; looks
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
police cell; place of detention; jail
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to investigate; to examine
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
unconvicted prisoner; prisoner awaiting trial
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell