(short) run; drive; ride; spin
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
police officer; policeman; constable
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
rescue mission; evacuation operation
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
in the meanwhile; during the time
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
propulsive power; driving force
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to refuse; to decline; to deny
intelligence; discernment
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to be softened; to calm down
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
future (usually near); prospects
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime