police officer; policeman; policewoman
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
attendance; presence; appearance
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
trivial; not amounting to much
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink