to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
police cell; place of detention; jail
no!; no no!; no, not at all
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
police; police officer; police station
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see