to be at a loss; to be puzzled
hey there; I say; see here
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
police; police officer; police station
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
what time; (lit.) which hour
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
sneaking a bite; snitching food
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
The Little Match Girl (1845 short story by Hans Christian Andersen)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
two (long cylindrical things)
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)