new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
corridor; hallway; passageway
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
3rd day of the month; three days
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
chemical reaction used to detect residue from gunshots; gunpowder residue; gun shot residue; GSR
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
phone duty; being on call
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
testimony; (verbal) evidence
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
difficult to ...; hard to ...