to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
serious wound; serious injury
meaning; connotation; denotation
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
dealing with; coping with
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
branch office; police box; local police station
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
overalls; wrapper; duster; smock
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to apologize; to apologise
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
whispered conversation; whispering
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
verbal message; word (from someone)
to be a matter of life or death
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
age at marriage; age at which one marries
dissection; autopsy; analysis
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist