university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
don't you think?; indicates question
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
valuable article; valuables
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
police officer; policeman; policewoman
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
succession; continuation; series; sequence
two persons; two people; pair; couple