abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
episode; anecdote; vignette
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to be surprised; to be astonished
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
reason; cause; circumstances
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
simply; merely; only; solely
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
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?
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
time; hour; period; class
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush