prefectural border; prefectural boundary
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
consequence; outcome; result; blame
police; police officer; police station
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to watch steadily; to stare
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
blond hair ("kinpatsu" read backwards)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
(personal) guarantor; (personal) surety; person providing a character reference
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
single word; a few words; brief comment
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
dirty work; unpleasant task
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging