hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
explosive; blasting powder
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
police; police officer; police station
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
still; as yet; as it has been
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
whole story; full picture; full particulars