suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
motel; drive-in love hotel
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
medicinal poisoning; chemical poisoning; drug poisoning; drug addiction
third day of the month; three days
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
business trip; official trip
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
newspaper reporter; print journalist
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin
a few years ago; some years back
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
police; police officer; police station
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be found; to be discovered
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
time; season; period; phase; stage
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares