to get between; to be caught in
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
the real criminal; true culprit
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
fifth day of the month; five days
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
continuation; succession; series
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
relation; connection; relevance
junior high school student; middle school pupil
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
in one's own way or style
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
for your information; I'm telling you
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly