(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
metempsychosis; saving the lives of many
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
entering and leaving hospital
missing person; wanted person
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
highball; whisky and soda
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
one's husband; one's wife
decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle); hideous face
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
worst; poor and boring; uncool
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
delay; putting off; procrastination
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for