older sister; lass; young lady
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
article; news story; report; account
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
then; well; so; well then
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
the other day; a few days ago
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
(dead) body; corpse; remains
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
offender; criminal; culprit
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
female high school student
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
baby hatch (for unwanted newborns); baby drop-off
existence; being; presence
to cause controversy; to be controversial; to arouse criticism; to raise a storm; to cause a stir