disturbance; perturbation; derangement
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to have a talk; to tell a story
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
way (of doing); manner; method; means
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
to thrust away; to send flying
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge