to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to smirk; to grin broadly
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
outward; superficial; external; apparent
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
jumper skirt; pinafore dress
panty-less; wearing no underwear
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to bury; to embed; to implant
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to gaze out at; to look out over
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
remission; improvement; relief (of pain, symptoms, etc.)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
(how) many times; (how) often
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to get thin; to taper off
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
reconfirmation; double check
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to operate; to clean up; to inquire (into); to take drastic measures