affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
that's a different matter; that's a different story
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
prohibition; inhibition; ban
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
systematic; organized; organizational
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
popping bubble-wrap (e.g. for fun or as a stress relief technique)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
quickly; swishing; whooshing
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond