to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
long (esp. of photographic film); lengthy
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
police; police officer; police station
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
victim; injured party; sufferer
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
offender; criminal; culprit
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
only; merely; but; no more than
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to recall; to remember; to recollect
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
back street; back alley; off-street
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to understand; to make out
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
retreating figure; appearance from behind