today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
these guys; these fellows
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
escaped prisoner; fugitive
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
Aichi Prefectural Police (abbr)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
warrant; summons; written order
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely