a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
police; police officer; police station
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to smash violently; to crush
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
considerably; fairly; quite
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square