event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to thrust down; to push off
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
arrest; apprehension; capture
copycat criminal; copycat crime
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
(romantic) trouble with women; calamities brought upon a man by a woman
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
school grades; academic results
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
now; the present time; just now; another; more
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
senior high school; high school
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)