medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
offender; criminal; culprit
still; as yet; as it has been
in the mountains; among the mountains
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
very likely; very probable
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
to increase; to add to; to augment
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
how; in what way; by what means
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
have a good day; take care; see you
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days