return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to become locked; to lock
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to fall off; to tumble down
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
bullfighting; bullfight; fighting bull
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
now that you say that; now that you mention it
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
appointment; rendezvous; date
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
lovers talk; sweet nothings
to garner interest; to attract attention