letter of responsibility (for a crime)
violent explosion; bursting
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to find out; to discover; to locate
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
guard; security guard; security officer
chief (of police); head (of office)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker
release; liberation; acquittal
police cell; place of detention; jail
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
dignity; majesty; sanctity
that; the matter in question
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
declaration; statement; proclamation
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless