red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
village; hamlet; countryside; country
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
by today; before the day is over
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
how; in what way; by what means
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
Saitama (city, prefecture)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry