regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
(police) detective; criminal matter
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
release; liberation; acquittal
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito