the other day; a few days ago
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
of all things (days, etc.)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to feel; to sense; to experience
should; must; -able; probably; likely
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
(adding) fuel to the fire
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
consequence; outcome; result; blame
two persons; two people; pair; couple
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.