the real criminal; true culprit
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
furiously; passionately; indignantly
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
loser; defeated person; the defeated
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to win and advance to the next round
successively; one after another
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to behave modestly; to take a humble attitude