force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
police officer; policeman; constable
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to easily attain victory; to dupe; to swindle
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
sharp parting remark; parting threat
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.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to go out and away; to leave
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
plainclothes police officer