to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
until now; so far; up to the present
to watch over; to watch attentively
from here; from this place
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
absence from work without permission
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
penalty; sentence; punishment
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
front; frontage; facade; main
should; must; -able; probably; likely
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
Yamamoto Maiko (1978.5.20-)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
seizure; attachment; foreclosure
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
immanence; inherence; indwelling; intrinsic (cause)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)