this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
arrest; apprehension; capture
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
article; news story; report; account
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
district; section; sector
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
please (give me); please (do for me)
(police) detective; criminal matter
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
later on; eventually; afterwards
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
older sister; lass; young lady