you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
nothing but; except; no more than
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
up until now; as recently as the present
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
way; method; means; resource; course
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
Imperial era; system of counting years from the start of Emperor Jimmu's reign in 660 BCE
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
(not) a single person; (no) one
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
urgent report; urgent message
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
criminal investigation department; CID; criminal investigation section
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)