to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
(police) detective; criminal matter
woman; female; feminine gender
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
witnessing; observing; sighting
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
steamed bun with minced pork filling
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to speak; to hear a voice
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
economic fortune; luck with money
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
person being waited for; person who waits
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine