to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
death penalty; capital punishment
just because; even if; even though
essence; true nature; substance; reality
settlement; solution; resolution
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
youthful; young; young-looking
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to look young; to seem young
Chiba Prefecture (Kanto area)
Teito Rapid Transit Authority subway; Eidan subway
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
railroad; railway; rail transport
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
course in (of) mechanical engineering
finding employment; getting a job
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
since; henceforth; ever since