-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to telephone; to make a phone call
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
at once; immediately; right now
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to face; to go towards; to head towards
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
and; thereupon; because of that
police; police officer; police station
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
(water-filled) paddy field
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
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)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place