by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
president (of a society); chairman
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
Nagano (city, prefecture)
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
the real criminal; true culprit
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
victim; injured party; sufferer
then; well; so; well then
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
offender; criminal; culprit
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
aggravation (of an illness); exacerbation; worsening
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
vital; lively; energetic; vital signs
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
man; male; masculine gender
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
police officer; policeman; policewoman