origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
successful bid; winning a tender
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
police officer; policeman; constable
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
suspicious object (e.g. potential bomb); suspicious substance
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
arrest; apprehension; capture
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
mass communication; mass media
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
consideration; taking into account
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
focusing on; paying attention to; observation; perception; taking notice of
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
pardon me for leaving (first)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
fixed date; settlement date
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty