long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
being too late; losing one's final chance
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
on the street; around town; the world; the public
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
diligent; hard-working; industrious
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to make a speech; to address
police drama (television); detective drama
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
blur; blurred; indistinct
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
to turn right; to turn to the right
to turn left; to turn to the left
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
to pierce through; to break through
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
fire prevention; fire control; fireproofing
to force open; to push open
outdoor unit (esp. air conditioner condenser)
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)