previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
beginning; outset; first; onset
note (letter) left behind; will
plain; plateau; tableland
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
retiring from military service
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
(police) detective; criminal matter
secret; private; surreptitious
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade