to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
impossible; unlikely; improbable
another; different; something else
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
older brother; elder brother
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
go that far; to that extent
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
bribery case; bribery scandal; graft case
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
very; extremely; excessively
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
serious; not joking; straight
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
female high-school student
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make