to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
document; official papers
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
talking while standing; standing around talking
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
corridor; hallway; passageway
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
I see; that's right; indeed
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
by myself; in person; by oneself
how; in what way; how about; questionable
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
way (of doing); manner; method; means
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
than; from; out of; except; but; more
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
our country; our land; one's own country
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking