recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
honorific/polite/humble prefix
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
police; police officer; police station
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
understood; I see; OK; present; here
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder