utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
stealthily; secretly; in secret
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
public institution; public organization; official body
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
everything; anything; nothing
study; diligence; discount; reduction
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to rest one's chin in one's hands
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
ago; since; before; previous
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
though; notwithstanding; although
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to lose sight of; to miss
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to look old; to become musty; to wear out