life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
back street; back alley; off-street
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to go out and away; to leave
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
appearance; figure; shape; form
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
distinction between right and wrong; distinction between good and bad