senior superintendent; police inspector
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to cut off (a relationship)
time; season; period; phase; stage
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
older sister; lass; young lady
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
storehouse; warehouse; godown