street; quarter; district; area
isolation; being alone; being friendless
horror film; horror movie
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
girl; lass; young thing; chick
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
constitution; rules; regulation
what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo); what article? (in a law); (arch.) how can?; (arch.) cannot possibly
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
back street; back alley; off-street
that kind; competition; match
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
professional killer; hit man
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
night view; night skyline; nightscape
appointment; rendezvous; date
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
third stage; three stages
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
profit motive; (with) the intention to profit; profit-making intention; for profit
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
good person; virtuous person
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house