rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
offender; criminal; culprit
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
for today; for the time being
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
(police) detective; criminal matter
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
serious; not joking; straight
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
sudden impulse; passing fancy
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services