that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
guidance; protective custody
(police) detective; criminal matter
senior high school; high school
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
police officer; policeman; policewoman
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
just because; even if; even though
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
man; male; masculine gender
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
individual; private person; personal; private
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after