hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
distrust of (other) human beings
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to become well-known; to become common knowledge; to become famous; to be on everyone's lips
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
what more can one say?; utterly at a loss for words (because of disbelief or disgust)
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to learn something through hearing
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
pistol; handgun; revolver
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
replica firearm; realistic toy gun with no firing mechanism
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
countenance; features; looks
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
postwar period; period after Second World War
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
sound leaking (out of headphones, etc.); sound leakage
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)