giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to search (esp. a home in a police search)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
the last moment; the very end
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
surrender (fall) of a castle
forcibly; against one's will
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
nonchalantly; without a care
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
leaving unfinished; unfinished ending
imperial order; imperial decree
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
actual profit; practical use; benefit
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
anonymous author; pseudonymous author; writer who conceals his identity