pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
stairs; stairway; staircase
to thrust down; to push off
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
city planning; urban planning; town planning
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
black-market lending; illegal loan
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
fixed date; settlement date
long ago; already; a long time ago
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed