origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
at that time; in those days
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
weekly publication; weekly magazine
planned; scheduled; systematic
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
impossible; unlikely; improbable
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
letter; missive; note; mail
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
very important person; VIP
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
place; room; margin; scope
name; given name; first name
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
together; at the same time; same; identical
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)