to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
application; request; petition
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to walk in on; to tread upon
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
suited figure; person in a suit
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
opposite side; other side; other party
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
how many years; how long; what year
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to employ; to hire; to charter
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
single-mother household; fatherless family
medical expenses; doctor's bill
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
amount of money; sum of money
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street