decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
family; relatives; dependents; household
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
central government office; head office; this office
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
escaping from prison; jailbreak
last night; yesterday evening
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
incident; affair; happening; event
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
than; from; out of; except; but; more
flight; desertion; escape
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
special investigation headquarter
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
the whole area; all areas
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
charging (electrically); electrification
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!