thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
police; police officer; police station
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
name; given name; first name
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
middle of the night; dead of night
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
business; trade; operations; sales
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
time; hour; period; class
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.)
at least; at most; (even) just
please (give me); please (do for me)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
stairs; stairway; staircase
plunging to one's death; death from a fall