force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
sneaking a bite; snitching food
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to thrust down; to push off
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
offender; criminal; culprit
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
it's no joke; gimme a break!
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project