to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
no, not like that (but like this)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
man; male; masculine gender
please; somehow or other; one way or another
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
imagination; supposition; guess