revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
clearing one's throat; cough
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
that kind of; that sort of; that; like that; in that way; so
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
such; like that; that sort of
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
still; even now; to this day
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
(police) detective; criminal matter
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
such; like that; that sort of
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
first meeting; first interview with