Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
adds force or indicates command
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
honorific/polite/humble prefix
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
irrational (line of) argument
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
very much; very many; more and more
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
the other day; a few days ago
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
without permission; without notice
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
offender; criminal; culprit
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!