trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
how can (one) do something
headquarters; head office; main office
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
function; facility; faculty; feature
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
regret; repentance; remorse
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
Okamoto Toshiko (1926.1.1-2005.4.20)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.