look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
until now; so far; up to the present
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
covered with; stained; smeared
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
conviction; belief; confidence
physical restraint (e.g. by police); (taking into) custody; detention
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to join forces; to cooperate
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
that is to say; so that means
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
now that you say that; now that you mention it
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to detain; to take into custody
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to investigate; to examine
after that; afterwards; thereafter
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
gang of hoodlums (hooligans); bad company; companion in gang activities
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
several people; a few people
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...