lower region; lower part; region below
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
the same kind; accomplice; partner
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
hard to get; hard to come by
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
river; stream; River; the ... river
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
energy; military strength
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
last night; yesterday evening
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
connection; link; relationship
police; police officer; police station
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
great numbers; numerical superiority
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
suspicious-looking; fishy
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
report; notification; registration
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)