police; police officer; police station
chief (of police); head (of office)
police officer; policeman; constable
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
relation; connection; affinity
post-fire visit to express sympathy; expressing one's sympathy after a fire
in succession; one after another
to gather; to collect; to assemble
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
war; fighting; fierce competition
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
living room (Western style); sitting room
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
silence (not speaking); muteness
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to keep a watchful eye on
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
all but dead; half killed
sick person; patient; invalid
moving about; stirring about
riding fast; driving a horse fast
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!