sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
piece; fragment; one (object)
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be helpful; to be useful
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
older sister; lass; young lady
older sister; elder sister
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation