after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
letting (someone) die without helping
pride; boast; credit (to)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
the way back; the way home; return trip
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to grow up; to become an adult
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
in comparison to; rather than
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
several years; a few years
one by one; one at a time; in turn
city police; municipal police
serious; not joking; straight
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
interception; counter-attack
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all