robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
hometown; rural township (of China)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cardioplegia; heart attack
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
sorry; excuse me; thank you
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
party-internal; within the party
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)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)