the other day; lately; recently
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
drama queen; (lit.) tragic heroine
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
tingling; stinging; pungently
to return evil for good; to return a favor with spite
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
reopening; resumption; restarting
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be entwined; to be involved
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
heir; inheritor; successor
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
being adopted into the family of one's bride