official copy of the family register
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
ago; since; before; previous
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
discovery; detection; finding
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
history of; experience of
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
disclosure; exposure; revelation
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
the way back; the way home; return trip
suddenly; all of a sudden
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to thrust before; to thrust at
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
back street; back alley; off-street
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan