piece; fragment; one (object)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
regret; repentance; remorse
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
way (of doing); manner; method; means
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
revenue office; taxation bureau
premises search; household search
warrant; summons; written order
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
komejirushi; Japanese punctuation mark similar in usage to an asterisk
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case