jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
live-action film; movie produced without using animation; real-life film
outline; summary; argument
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
desperately; for one's dear life
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
incident resulting in injury
follow-up report; further news
affidavit; deposition; testimony
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
tenth day of the month; ten days
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
complete recovery; healing
serious wound; serious injury
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
February; second month of the lunar calendar
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to say; to tell; to state; to do
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
declaration; statement; proclamation
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
correction; revision; amendment