secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
anonymity; using an assumed name
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
Laurent; Lorrain; Rolland; Roran
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch