the last moment; the very end
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
function; facility; faculty; feature
moment; brief space of time
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
promotion; raising of status
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
fourth day of the month; four days
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
smallish; on the small side
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
covert action; covert operations
runner-up; second (in a race)
clearing one's throat; cough
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to use and then throw away
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
the way back; the way home; return trip
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order