courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
cooling oneself outdoors on a summer evening; enjoying the evening cool
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
warrant; summons; written order
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
suppuration; festering; purulence; pyosis; coming to a head; infection
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
area; region; district; locality
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
depths (of an art, one's mind, etc.); heart; inner mysteries; profound; deep; esoteric
intelligence network; information network
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
direction indicator; traffic indicator; turn signal
to start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; to make a start; to start (off); to get under way
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
First Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating homicide, robbery, kidnapping, arson, and sexual assault
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling