no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
light; right; right field; right fielder
outside of; not covered by
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
police; police officer; police station
guardian; protector; patron; parent
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
police officer; policeman; constable
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
older sister; elder sister
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
interference; intervention; meddling
place; situation; position; location
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
way of talking; speaking style
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
for example; for instance; e.g.
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing