to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
exaltation; emotional uplift
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
presumption; assumption; estimation
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
hidden room; secret chamber
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
senior high school student
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.); agrochemical; agrichemical
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer