police; police officer; police station
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
this world; this life; world of the living
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to say incorrectly; to use the wrong words; to make a slip of the tongue; to forget to say; to miss one's chance to say
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
cruelty; hard-heartedness
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
desperately; for one's dear life
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)