confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
bet; wager; stake; gamble
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
bureau director; office chief
to grimace; to make a wry face
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
troupe; theatrical company
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
ongoing; in progress; afoot
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to fly around; to scatter
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to (physically) force someone to sit down
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
script; screenplay; scenario
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
inattention; absent-mindedness
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever