independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
notebook computer; laptop
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to be settled; to be brought to an end
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
to cause someone to worry
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
falling in love; attachment
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
care; precaution; guarding; caution
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
armory; armoury; ordnance department
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
the last moment; the very end
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
comfort; consolation; diversion
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
information board; building directory