careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
leader; magnate; big head
exemption; exoneration; discharge
verge of death; dying moments
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
speech; expression; wording; language
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
more than anything; above all else
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
had better ...; may as well ...
disinheritance; disowning
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
few decades; many decades; several decades
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
abuse; misuse; perversion
production (e.g. play); direction
declaration; statement; assertion
secret; private; surreptitious
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
all present; all concerned; all of us
in its entirety; whole; wholly
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
I see; that's right; indeed
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct