trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
roundhouse kick; turning kick
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
(turned out) all right in the end
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
hand used like a sword in striking
quick work; (clever) feat
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
-less; lacking; non-existing
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
house search (e.g. by the police)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
spare time; free time; leisure time
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
place; room; margin; scope
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
what do you want?; can I help you?
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)