may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to make one's rounds; to patrol
I see; that's right; indeed
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
useless; vain; aimless; idle
(police) detective; criminal matter
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
single word; a few words; brief comment
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be helpful; to be useful
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
cooperation; collaboration
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to recall; to remember; to recollect
at that time; in those days
Public Safety Bureau (of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department); Special Branch (police); Ministry of Public Security (China)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)