to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
flight; desertion; escape
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
tawny owl (Strix aluco); brown owl
culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
100,000; hundred thousand
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
arrest; apprehension; capture
custody; detention; confinement
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
threat; intimidation; menace
nest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful