police officer; policeman; constable
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
major incident; major happening; big scandal
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
real estate register; real property register
Japanese-made thing; Japanese goods; Japanese style thing
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
association of like-minded people
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
Nagano (city, prefecture)
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year