to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
of all things (days, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
searching examination; establishing the facts through thorough examination
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
anything and everything; just about everything
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
vice; immorality; corruption
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
useless resistance; vain struggle
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
meaning; significance; sense