police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
back off!; leave me alone!
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
go that far; to that extent
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
of no interest; not interested
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
no, not like that (but like this)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
second marriage; remarriage
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
Christmas rose (Helleborus niger)