hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
smuggling; contraband trade
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
shady; underhanded; questionable
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
highly concentrated; thick; rich; dark
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
look; glance; (at first) sight
ding-dong dash; ding-dong ditch; ringing a doorbell and running away
aimlessly; without a goal
in the city; in the community
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
as usual; as is one's habit
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
reason; grounds; circumstances
police officer; policeman; constable
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to be in order; to be right
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary