substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
suddenly disappears somewhere
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
half-awake voice; sleepy voice; voice of when one has just woken up
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
be (that) as it may; having said that
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
older sister; elder sister
odds and ends; all; every
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox