mistress; kept woman; concubine
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
criminal; culprit; offender; rogue
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
police; police officer; police station
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
war; fighting; fierce competition
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...