to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
whole-school assembly; assembly of the whole school
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
excessive or unjustifiable self-defense (defence)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
(in) his way; peculiar to him
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
living room (Western style); sitting room
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent