sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
not caring; not giving a damn
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
offender; criminal; culprit
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
interior; inside; internal
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
at least; at most; (even) just
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
deserted house; ruined house; abolishing one's own family line in order to join another (under pre-1947 Japanese law); extinct family
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
one-by-one; separately; in detail