older sister; elder sister
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
supply; supplying; replenishment
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
good young man; agreeable youth
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to lose sight of; to miss
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
to stiffen; to become stiff
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
way; method; means; resource; course
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
force (bulldoze) one's way through
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
first meeting; first interview with
triangle (musical instrument); triangle (shape)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for