a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
society; the world; the times
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to face; to go towards; to head towards
don't you think?; indicates question
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
form; shape; figure; visage
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
mass communication; mass media
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet