extremely busy; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
very busy (person or thing)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
decision; settlement; definition
death penalty; capital punishment
university (college) professor
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
medical experiment on a living person or animal
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
pharmaceutical (drug) company
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
seeing one off; farewell; escort
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid