which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
company; corporation; workplace
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
training (esp. in-service); induction course
perfect; complete; flawless
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
official announcement; proclamation
copycat criminal; copycat crime
dictaphone; dictation system
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
right to investigate; investigatory power
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station