from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
commandant; commanding officer; general
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
illegal; illicit; unlawful
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
office hours; business hours; working hours
outside of; not covered by
just a minute; small quantity
very interesting; of great interest
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
safe; vault; storage cabinet
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
use; utilization; utilisation; application
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river