robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to gather; to collect; to assemble
of great promise; with a promising future
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
street at night; making a night journey
please; somehow or other; one way or another
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
(not) even once; (not) ever
second day of the month; two days
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
important post; important office; key position
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
ignorant of the ways of the world
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
all people; the whole nation
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o