person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
rational; reasonable; logical
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
don't you think?; indicates question
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
immediately; right away; on the spot
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
to care for someone; to look after someone
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
fleeing (to a distant place to avoid arrest, capture, etc.); absconding; running away; flying high; jumping high
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
as you can imagine; as imagined
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
to be kind to; to treat kindly
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative