discovery; detection; finding
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to feel; to sense; to experience
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
offender; criminal; culprit
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
society; the world; the times
how many people; a number of people
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
police officer; policeman; policewoman
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
government worker; public servant; civil servant
equality; impartiality; evenness
personal; individual; private
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that