Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
mysterious thief; phantom thief
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
drama; play; powerful drug
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
two persons; two people; pair; couple
around the world; throughout the world
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to fight against; to oppose; to face
scene; spectacle; sight; view
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
suddenly; all of a sudden
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)