to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
naked eye; the physical eye
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
truth is stranger than fiction
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
welcome!; nice to see you!
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
interior design; interior; upholstery
furnishings; implements; equipment
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
Akiba; colloquial shortening of Akihabara
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)