ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
settlement; solution; resolution
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
that; the matter in question
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
police officer; policeman; policewoman
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
strangulation; strangling
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)