if it is the case that ...
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
but; however; provided that
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
organizational capability; organisational capability
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
idea; design; motif; conception; intention
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
another; different; separate; discrete
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
place; room; margin; scope
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
genuine article; real thing; real deal
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73