by myself; in person; by oneself
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
as (for); for; in the capacity of
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
police cell; place of detention; jail
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
release; liberation; acquittal
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
this world; this life; world of the living
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to accept; to receive; to agree
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to read (a book, etc.) over again
point in common; common feature
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean