licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
maternity (motherhood); maternity (pregnancy); maternity dress
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
honorific/polite/humble prefix
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
corridor; hallway; passageway
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
discovery; detection; finding
offender; criminal; culprit
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
police; police officer; police station
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral