optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
honorific/polite/humble prefix
name; given name; first name
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to put on airs; to assume importance
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
question; inquiry; enquiry
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
homeless people (living on the street)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
since when; from when; how long
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
serious; severe; grave; acute
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
and (also); both ... and; as well as