personal handy-phone system; PHS; low-powered mobile network system developed in Japan and once popular in parts of Asia
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
two out; two down (and one to go)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
light commercial vehicle; station wagon for commercial use
smoked glass; tinted glass
back seat (of a car); rear seat
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
number; number plate; license plate
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
handrail; railing; banister
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
to be conspicuous; to stand out
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)