railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
police officer; policeman; constable
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to set a ladder up against
will not do; do not; does not
to smash down; to beat in
police headquarters; main office; this office
chief (of police); head (of office)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
moaning; muttering; complaining
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
other; another; over; more than; I; me
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
study; diligence; discount; reduction
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good