man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
arrest; apprehension; capture
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
material witness; suspect
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
I see; that's right; indeed
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
briskly; quickly; promptly
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to be in danger of; to be liable to
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to be hesitant; to feel timid