from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
single word; a few words; brief comment
to talk; to chat; to chatter
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
Democratic Liberal Party (1948-1950)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
pupil; student; schoolchild
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to be photographed; to be projected
senior high school; high school
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone