I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
several minutes; a few minutes
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
binoculars; field glasses
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
to telephone; to make a phone call
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
according to plan; as planned
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
to hide; to conceal oneself
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
right behind; just behind; directly behind
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart