Breathless (1960 film); À bout de souffle
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
checking someone's identity; identification (of a suspect); identification (by a general) of the severed head of an enemy killed in battle
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
clerical desk; office desk
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
lion mask; Japanese deer fern (Blechnum nipponicum)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
(making) a round of inspection; patrolling
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
Sakurada Gate; Sakuradamon; southern gate of the Tokyo Imperial Palace; Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
original domicile; permanent address
eastern mountains; mountains to the east; Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō); Higashiyama (Kyoto district)