modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be a matter of life or death
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to say no more; to sink into silence
directions; instructions; orders; command
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
exactly; just; punctually; exactly on time; clearly delineated (of boundaries, etc.)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
police headquarters; main office; this office
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
without cause; without reason
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
absence; disregard; indifference
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.); ecdysis
shell (e.g. electron shell)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)