fake; something false; sham; deception
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
while; during; while; although; all; both
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to turn right; to turn to the right
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
place; room; margin; scope
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
pride; boast; credit (to)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
murder; killing; murderer