restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
eye for people; ability to judge character
to overdo; to do too much
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
police drama (television); detective drama
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
a few seconds; several seconds
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
left side; left-hand side
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.