representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
vigilante; member of a vigilante group
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
rest; break; recess; intermission
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
society; company; the public; the world
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
appointment; rendezvous; date
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
late at night; at a late hour
middle of the night; dead of night
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see